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California Granted $4.5 Billion From FEMA For Supplemental Unemployment Benefits

August 23, 2020 8:16 am

On Saturday, the Employment Development Department (EDD) announced that they secured $4.5 billion from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Lost Wage Assistance Program to add extra money to state unemployment benefits. An extra $300 for 3 weeks for unemployed...

Independent Contractors to Receive Unemployment Benefits Under New Program

April 15, 2020 3:41 pmApril 16, 2020 7:41 am

On Tuesday, California Labor Secretary Julie Su announced that independent contractors and gig workers in California will be able to receive unemployed benefits. Relief for independent contractors The benefits will not come from normal unemployed insurance, but rather from a...

California Falls Behind Paying Out Federal Unemployment Dollars

April 9, 2020 2:28 amApril 11, 2020 12:08 am

California has fallen behind on adding the $600 of additional federal funds to each person on unemployment payments. At a Tuesday news conference, Governor Gavin Newsom confirmed that the federal funds provided by the CARES Act to add additional relief...

Governor Newsom Unveils California Health Corps to Help Fight COVID-19 Coronavirus

March 30, 2020 4:02 pmMarch 31, 2020 6:54 am

On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the formation of the California Health Corps, an initiative designed to gather all healthcare workers in the state to help treat an expected upturn of COVID-19 coronavirus patients. The new Health Corps The Corps...