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Unemployment California

Striking Hollywood writers, actors push for unemployment benefits

  • Sep 8, 2023

California EDD recipients report issues logging in to new website

  • Jun 29, 2023

Close to 30K more jobs were added in LA County between March and April

  • May 20, 2023

Job hunting? Here's a list of companies hiring in SoCal

  • Jan 12, 2023

Some Californians eligible for more COVID unemployment benefits

  • Dec 17, 2022

Nuke Bizzle case: Rapper agrees to plead guilty in EDD fraud case

  • Jul 28, 2022

Farmer John plant in Vernon to close due to 'escalating costs' in CA

  • Jun 10, 2022

Indictment says BofA contractor helped steal millions from EDD

  • Apr 6, 2022

Latest Videos

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Gov. Newsom rejects bill to give unemployment checks to striking workers

  • Oct 1, 2023
0:31

Gov. Newsom rejects bill to give unemployment checks to striking workers

  • Oct 1, 2023
2:15

Striking Hollywood writers, actors push for unemployment benefits

  • Sep 8, 2023
2:28

Striking Hollywood writers, actors push for unemployment benefits

  • Sep 7, 2023
2:11

Los beneficiarios del EDD de California informan de problemas para acceder al nuevo sitio web

  • Jun 29, 2023
2:11

Recipients of California unemployment benefits experience issues logging in to new EDD website

  • Jun 29, 2023
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Close to 30,000 more jobs were added in LA County between March and April, report says

  • May 20, 2023
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California's unemployment rate increased slightly in November

  • Dec 17, 2022

Latest Stories

EDD: CA mom in high-risk pregnancy goes into premature labor after disability benefits cut off

Amid the investigation of a massive disability scam, EDD stopped paying Kelleigh Martin who couldn't work due to her high-risk pregnancy. Then, she gave birth to her twins prematurely. After hundreds of hours trying to reach an unemployment representative, her bills piled up.

  • Mar 15, 2022

CA EDD cuts benefits to new moms as it investigates massive disability fraud

"I can show you my C-section scar. And a birth certificate with all our names on it, and what more could you want?" Alexis Davidson is not the only one experiencing the frustration, as many new moms had to prove they have newborns after they had their benefits shut off for potential fraud.

  • Mar 9, 2022

Frustration still mounting over EDD check problems

Kristina Cole and her husband have made about 50 calls to the California EDD to find out about missing benefits. All but one ended with the system disconnecting them.

  • Feb 17, 2022

EDD tells young woman to prove she's a real worker, then locks her out as deadline approaches

"It's not like I just decided to ignore their requests. I just sincerely cannot get into my account," said the frustrated worker, who will have to pay back thousands if she can't submit the requested documents by the fast-approaching deadline.

  • Feb 8, 2022

100,000 Californians may be eligible to claim EDD benefits under new rules

Under new federal rules, about 100,000 people may now be eligible to qualify for unemployment benefits that were previously denied.

  • Nov 19, 2021