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Assemblyman Patterson Pushes For EDD Audit Following Mass Unemployment Delays

July 7, 2020 2:12 pmJuly 7, 2020 4:30 pm

Last Thursday, Assemblyman Jim Patterson (R-Fresno) announced that he would be pushing for a complete audit of the Employment Development Department (EDD) after months of issues preventing people from reaching representatives and receiving Unemployment Insurance (UI). Three out of every...

EDD To Extend Some Unemployment Benefits As CARES Act Winds Down

July 6, 2020 7:47 pmJuly 9, 2020 6:23 am

This coming Wednesday, the Employment Development Department (EDD) will begin to inform those still under Unemployment Insurance (UI) of their eligibility for up to 13 additional weeks of unemployment benefits. Under the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) program, some claimants...

Curfews Continue Across California, Local Restaurants Endangered

June 3, 2020 6:18 amJune 2, 2020 10:20 pm

On Tuesday, many Northern and Southern California Counties entered another night of curfews due to continued unrest caused by the George Floyd protests and riots. Another night of curfews across the Golden State Los Angeles County, Contra Costa County, and...

Assembly Bill Aims At Protecting Small Businesses, Reducing Power of AB 5

May 30, 2020 8:26 am

An Assembly bill that is designed to protect small businesses from lawsuits and penalties in unemployment claims by independent contractors and reduce the power of AB 5 is due to be heard in the Assembly Labor and Employment Committee in...

Los Angeles County Reopens, Asks State for Phase 3 Approval

May 27, 2020 2:16 pmMay 28, 2020 6:29 am

On Wednesday, Los Angeles County began to reopen and planned to meet California’s Phase 3 reopening level following a Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors vote Tuesday night. LA County reopens All businesses currently being allowed by the state to...

Undocumented Immigrants Crash State Coronavirus Relief Website

May 19, 2020 5:34 pm

On Monday, thousands of undocumented immigrants crashed the California Department of Social Services website for several hours as they attempted to sign up for the state’s special ‘Disaster Relief Assistance for Immigrants’ stimulus payment. An increasing demand for stimulus money...

California Becomes First State to Borrow from Federal Government to Pay Unemployment Benefits

May 4, 2020 4:48 pm

On Monday, California became the first state to borrow money from the federal government to make unemployment benefits in the coming months. According to the Department of the Treasury and the Wall Street Journal, California borrowed $348 million to make...