Employment Development Department Archives

California Touts Job Gains for Low-Paying, Minimum Wage Jobs

July 23, 2022 2:30 amJuly 22, 2022 9:54 pm

According to new statistics released by the Employment Development Department (EDD) on Friday, California employment continued to improve job growth, announcing more job gains and falling unemployment figures. Overall, California brought in 19,900 new jobs, seeing a gain of jobs...

String of Bay Area Factories, Distribution Centers Shut Down This Week

July 21, 2022 12:15 pmJuly 21, 2022 4:05 pm

Several factories and distribution centers shut down across the Bay Area this week due to recent cost crunches, eliminating hundreds of jobs in the process. The first to announce closures this week was an Amy’s Kitchen frozen foods production plant...

What Is in California’s Code of Regulations Title 22?

May 22, 2022 7:08 amMay 22, 2022 7:17 am

The California Code of Regulations (CCR) Title 22 is one of 27 Titles that contain state regulations. Title 22, called “Social Security,” contains 18 Divisions. There are also numerous chapters and articles containing regulatory sections, or individual regulations. The following...

California’s New Employment Tax Credit Proposal

February 16, 2022 5:04 pmFebruary 16, 2022 4:35 pm

On February 14, Assembly Member Carlos Villapudua (D-Stockton) introduced Assembly Bill 2035 to make important changes to California’s existing New Employment Credit (NEC). Under existing law, in both the Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law, there is...

EDD Director Rita Saenz Abruptly Resigns, Replaced by Deputy Director

January 29, 2022 2:13 amJanuary 30, 2022 3:27 pm

Employment Development Department (EDD) Director Rita Saenz abruptly announced her retirement in a staff email on Friday, with Governor Gavin Newsom to appoint EDD chief deputy director of external affairs Nancy Farias to the post early next year. Saenz had...

Sacramento DA Arrests Woman in $2.75 Million EDD Fraud Scheme

January 18, 2022 3:39 pm

In April 2021, agents from the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office, Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, Employment Development Department, and California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation arrested 35-year-old Jamie Williams-Major in connection with a significant Employment Development Department fraud scheme involving...

SEIU Labor Union Leader Resigns Following Embezzlement, Tax Fraud Charges

October 14, 2021 2:17 amApril 3, 2022 7:58 am

On Wednesday, Alma Hernandez, the Executive Director for Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the largest labor union in California resigned after her and her husband, Jose Moscoso, were charged by California Attorney General Rob Bonta on numerous embezzlement and tax...