Tag: Pandemic Unemployment Assistance
Did Julie Su Lie to the Senate?
Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su may have lied to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee during her once-meaningful confirmation hearing in April. And countless times before – and after – that. At issue is her claim that...
Truckers to POTUS: Withdraw DOL Nominee Julie Su
Thursday two starkly contrasting messages were sent about the stalled confirmation of Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su, California’s failed former Labor and Workforce Development Agency Secretary. It’s the independent truckers versus Lorena Gonzalez. The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association sent a...
Congress is Fed up with the California EDD
Congress is getting fed up with the California EDD, today sending a third request for information regarding its disastrous, fraud-riven pandemic response. In January, the House of Representatives Oversight and Accountability Committee asked EDD chief Nancy Farias to turn over...
Secretary Su? Say It Ain’t So
Erstwhile California labor secretary and Employment Development Department chief Julie Su will face a bumpy road in her quest to become the nation’s next Secretary of Labor. President Biden nominated Su at the end of February when former Secretary Marty...
California EDD Deemed ‘Non-Responsive’ by Congressional Committee
A person in a coma is considered to be non-responsive. Unironically, also considered to be non-responsive is California’s Employment Development Department (EDD) when it comes to answering Congressional questions. The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability – which is looking...
California EDD on Fed Hotseat
California’s Employment Development Department is in the crosshairs of Congress’ Committee on Oversight and Accountability for its poor handling of its pandemic benefit programs. It is estimated that $191 billion was lost to “improper payments” across the country by various...