Millions Of Californians May Have To Repay Unemployment Benefits Due To EDD Failures An independent audit has found that poor planning and ineffective management led to massive failures within California's unemployment system.
$11B In Bogus Jobless Claims Paid Out Last Year In CaliforniaCalifornia paid out $11 billion in bogus jobless claims last year and investigators are looking into possible fraud involving $20 billion more, authorities said Monday.
44 People Arrested In Connection With EDD Fraud In Beverly Hills Since September 3In a press release, officials said that the BHPD "learned criminals were fraudulently obtaining EDD benefits loaded onto EDD debit cards using stolen identities" at the beginning of September.
'Absolutely Unacceptable': California Lawmaker Calls For Audit Of EDD While Many Wait For BenefitsOut of 1.5 million calls placed to EDD in one week of May — 600,000 of which were unique calls — only 150,000 people were able to speak with a person at EDD.
California Workers Still Waiting For Unemployment BenefitsCalifornia's unemployment department reported Thursday that it has paid out more than $26 billion in benefits since the pandemic hit, but many say they are still waiting for their money.