Employment Development Department – Page 2

Labor Sec. Julie Su Forgives $32.6 Billion in EDD Debt

August 8, 2024 2:53 pmAugust 8, 2024 9:11 pm

As Acting Secretary of Labor, Julie Su has a very big eraser and she just used it wipe out her own $32.6 billion dollar mistake. While she was California’s Secretary of Labor, Su oversaw the California Employment Development Department –...

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...

Job Creation under the Unemployment Insurance Code

July 17, 2024 2:52 amJuly 17, 2024 2:53 am

The California Unemployment Insurance Code in Division 9 contains a CalWORKs Program on Job Creation. Section 17000 defines the term department as the Employment Development Department (EDD). Section 17001 requires the EDD, “consistent with the ongoing relationships that the department...

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...

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,...

EDD Switches Over To Money Network For Benefit Payments Following $32 Billion in Fraud

February 16, 2024 1:02 pmFebruary 16, 2024 1:02 pm

The Employment Development Department officially switched over from Bank of America to Money Network for unemployment, disability, and Paid Family Leave debit card payments, following years of issues with BofA issued cards. According to the EDD, old Bank of America...

Pizza Hut Fires Over 1,200 Drivers In California Before New $20 Minimum Wage Comes Into Effect

December 26, 2023 4:03 pmDecember 28, 2023 4:37 am

Multiple Pizza Hut operators throughout California announced on Tuesday that they would be laying off hundreds of drivers before the new state minimum fast food wage of $20/an hour comes into effect on April 1st. The new law, Assembly Bill...