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May Jobs Report Shows CA Still Lagging Behind Most States

June 26, 2021 9:01 amJuly 1, 2021 7:13 am

While California Governor Gavin Newsom claims the state is “Roaring Back,” the most recent U.S. jobs report tells another story: California is still mewling in the 46th spot out of 51 on “unemployment bounce back.” However, the largest job gains...

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June 24, 2021 2:23 pmJune 24, 2021 3:02 pm

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EDD Announces Only People Actively Seeking Work Will Receive Unemployment Benefits

June 18, 2021 4:21 pmJune 24, 2021 6:15 am

The Employment Development Department (EDD) announced on Thursday that unemployment benefits will no longer be given to people not actively applying for jobs. California has had the looking-for-work requirement suspended for the last 15 months, ever since the COVID-19 pandemic...

Fraud Reduction Bill to Cross-Check EDD and Prisoner Records Passes Committee

April 8, 2021 2:17 pm

A bill to require the Employment Development Department (EDD) to check benefit applications against prisoner incarceration records to reduce unemployment benefit fraud was passed in the Assembly Consumer Privacy and Protection Committee on Thursday. Assembly Bill 110, authored by Assemblywoman Cottie...

Excessive Number of New EDD Claims Points to Probable Rise of Fraudulent Cases

January 22, 2021 5:57 pmJanuary 22, 2021 5:59 pm

The Employment Development Department Friday reported a large increase in the number of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance claims in the previous week from independent contractors and self-employed individuals, suggesting that fraudulent claims are still being attempted en masse. According to the...

Bill to Crosscheck EDD Applicants With Prison Records Introduced in Assembly

December 17, 2020 2:15 pmDecember 18, 2020 10:11 am

On Thursday, a new bill was introduced in the Assembly that would require the Employment Development Department to check benefit applications against prisoner incarceration records. Assembly Bill 110, authored by Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Laguna Beach), would cross-check all EDD benefit...

California EDD Sent Millions in Unemployment Benefits to Inmates in Jails and Prisons

November 24, 2020 4:57 pmNovember 25, 2020 4:39 pm

Tuesday District Attorneys from across California joined together for a press briefing hosted by Sacramento County DA Anne Marie Schubert and El Dorado County DA Vern Pierson, to expose the massive unemployment benefits fraud in jails and prisons in California....