Employment Development Department

California State Auditor: Governor Newsom and 8 Agencies Named ‘High-Risk’

December 15, 2025 2:55 amDecember 16, 2025 12:54 pm

The California State Auditor published a scalding report Friday that is an unvarnished indictment of Governor Gavin Newsom and his administration. The report should have everyone living in California horrified. The Auditor’s report finds Gavin Newsom while in his final...

Which California? Robust and Healthy or Sinking into the Ooze? Newsom Defends his Vision

December 10, 2025 8:00 amDecember 10, 2025 8:01 am

What image of California in voters’ minds will play a key role in next presidential election? Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom sent his supporters a fundraising email shouting down critics of California politics, governance and livability, writing they are wrong...

EDD Updates Continue With Modernized Disability Benefits Application

May 30, 2025 2:45 amMay 30, 2025 2:46 am

The Employment Development Department (EDD) released a new online application for disability benefits this week, modernizing the agency following years of complaints over the previous longer, more complicated system. Since the beginning of the decade, the EDD has rapidly modernized...

Boeing To Cut 536 Jobs From California Following Several Years Of Major Incidents, Losses

December 10, 2024 2:45 amDecember 10, 2024 2:46 am

Aircraft manufacturer Boeing announced major cuts in both Washington state and California on Monday, with California reportedly to lose 536 jobs in total, as the company continues to recover from years of financial and engineering issues, as well as more...

Can California’s Broken Unemployment Insurance System Be Saved?

December 4, 2024 2:55 amDecember 4, 2024 7:26 am

“The State’s Unemployment Insurance (UI) Financing System Is Broken. The state’s UI program is supposed to be self-sufficient—that is, the system should collect enough funds to pay for benefits over time.” That is the opening paragraph of the Legislative Analyst’s...

Gov. Newsom Brags on His ‘Economic Blueprint’ While CA Businesses Get Hit with Higher Payroll Taxes

November 22, 2024 9:04 amNovember 22, 2024 9:26 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom is on a listening tour of the state’s red counties, where he does all of the talking and gaslighting, and the people who voted for Trump have to listen. Newsom said Thursday: More jobs. More businesses....

California’s Employment Development Department

August 13, 2024 2:30 amAugust 13, 2024 2:31 am

California’s Unemployment Insurance Code contains a number of provisions related to the Employment Development Department (EDD), which are contained in Division 3, Part 1, Chapter 2. Section 9500 requires the EDD to administer all job training and placement programs and...