The Employment Development Department (EDD) today announced it blocked a recent unemployment insurance fraud attempt involving crooks trying to steal hundreds of millions in benefits using paper and fax applications. EDD is now mailing notices to claimants to separate the fraud attempts from any legitimate claims.
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California’s unemployment rate went down for the month of April 2022 to 4.6 percent as the state’s employers added 41,400 nonfarm payroll jobs to the economy, according to data released today by the California Employment Development Department (EDD) from two surveys. March’s unemployment rate was revised down 0.1 percentage points to 4.8 percent largely due to a 6,000-person decrease in unemployment.
With Mother’s Day fast approaching on May 8, 2022, the Employment Development Department (EDD) is celebrating California’s Paid Family Leave program, which since its inception has delivered more than $12 billion in benefits on almost 4 million claims so Californians can take time off work to bond with a new child, care for an ill family member, or to help during a family member’s military deployment to a foreign country.
Continuing the effort to improve customer service for Californians who prefer languages other than English, the Employment Development Department (EDD) posted new multilingual resources online, including translated forms and other vital information.
California’s unemployment rate went down for the month of March 2022 to 4.9 percent as the state’s employers added 60,200 nonfarm payroll jobs to the economy, according to data released today by the California Employment Development Department (EDD) from two surveys. February’s unemployment rate was revised down 0.1 percentage points to 5.3 percent due to a drop in unemployment by 12,000 persons.
In an effort to further speed the process of determining eligibility for unemployment benefits, EDD will begin mailing written fact-finding questionnaires to many claimants who do not have scheduled telephone eligibility interviews.
The California Employment Development Department (EDD) and California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) today issued updates on the “monumental effort” to investigate and prosecute criminals who defrauded federal emergency unemployment benefit programs in 2020—work that involves over 1,400 active investigations and at least 130 criminal convictions.
California’s unemployment rate went down for the month of February 2022 to 5.4 percent as the state’s employers added 138,100 nonfarm payroll jobs to the economy, according to data released today by the California Employment Development Department (EDD) from two surveys.
California’s unemployment rate stayed steady from December 2021 into January 2022 at 5.8 percent as the state’s employers added 53,600 nonfarm payroll jobs to the economy, according to data released today by the California Employment Development Department (EDD) from two surveys. December’s unemployment rate was revised down 0.7 percentage points to 5.8 percent due to updated benchmarking figures that showed an increase of 248,200 jobs for that month.
The California Employment Development Department today provided updates on the state’s unemployment and disability insurance programs, including information about identity verification, curbing fraud, and determining eligibility for benefits.
The California Employment Development Department (EDD) today announced it has reached a landmark agreement with representatives of diverse communities across California that will boost multilingual unemployment benefit customer service.
Զբաղվածության զարգացման վարչությունը (Employment Development Department, EDD) այսօր հայտարարեց, որ հասել է նշանակալից համաձայնության Կալիֆոռնիայի տարբեր համայնքների ներկայացուցիչների հետ, որը կխթանի հաճախորդների բազմալեզու սպասարկումը գործազրկության նպաստների համար:
고용개발부(Employment Development Department, EDD)는 오늘 캘리포니아 전역에 있는 다양한 지역사회 대표들과 다국어 실업 수당 고객 서비스를 강화할 기념비적인 합의에 도달했다고 발표했습니다.
就业发展部 (Employment Development Department, EDD) 今天宣布已 与加州不同社区的代表达成具有里程碑意义的协议,这将促进多语言失业补助客户服务。
Inanunsyo ng Departamento ng Pag-unlad sa Trabaho (Employment Development Department, EDD) ngayong araw na may pinasok itong kasunduan kasama ng mga kinatawan mula sa iba't ibang komunidad sa California na magpapahusay sa serbisyo sa customer sa maraming wika para sa kapakinabangan ng mga nawalan ng trabaho.