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Automation of the Employment Development Department

July 20, 2024 2:30 amJuly 20, 2024 2:31 am

California Unemployment Insurance Code Division 1.5 concerns automation of the Employment Development Department (EDD). Chapter 1 deals with Annual Reports. Section 4900 defines the terms “department” and “director.” Section 4901 requires the EDD Director to prepare a biennial report to...

Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su Facing Heat For Pandemic Fraud

May 9, 2024 2:45 amMay 9, 2024 6:19 am

A judge cannot declare herself not guilty of a crime. A priest cannot absolve himself of a sin. But it appears quite possible that Julie Su can politically cleanse herself of the blame for the state of California losing up...

When We Have to Wait on IT for New Statutes to Take Effect

April 20, 2024 3:00 pmApril 20, 2024 3:01 pm

We know that sometimes a statute will not take effect unless some other statute or action occurs first. This type of statute contains a “contingent enactment” clause, meaning that its enactment is contingent on that other specified action. In other...

SF Bay Area Sees Three More Companies Issue Mass Layoffs

April 13, 2024 2:45 amApril 13, 2024 2:46 am

According to new federal WARN notices and EDD filings, three major Bay Area companies lost 796 employees within the last few days, delivering yet another major economic blow to the region. The San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley, still...

EDD Admits $55 Billion Lost in Pandemic… $55 Billion!

April 10, 2024 4:36 pmApril 10, 2024 4:37 pm

The California Employment Development Department admits that $55 billion was lost in the pandemic. $55 Billion. That’s what the hapless state unemployment agency – the not at all ironically named Employment Development Department – now admits was its “overpayment” amount...

EDD Adds Three New Languages For Access And Support

April 3, 2024 6:29 pmApril 3, 2024 6:29 pm

The Employment Development Department (EDD) announced in recent days that they will be expanding the number of languages used to access EDD benefits and other services. Specifically, Armenian, Korean, and Tagalog will be added to the current roster of English,...

Another $170 Million – EDD Faces Fed Debt Interest Hike

February 29, 2024 2:25 pmFebruary 29, 2024 2:25 pm

On January 1, the interest rate the federal government is charging the state on its more than $20 billion unemployment insurance trust fund debt rose from 1.68% to 2.61%. At first blush, that doesn’t look like too much and the...