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Assemblymember Lackey Condemns California EDD Over Mismanagement Of Fraudulent Criminal Activity

In a recent California assembly meeting, Assemblyman Tom Lackey, R-Palmdale, made a presentation condemning the Employment Development Department (EDD) for their mismanagement of the criminal activity within their department, presumably wasting billions of taxpayer dollars.  Though initial appraisals estimated $11 billion lost, the amount of unemployment money claimed by fraudulent criminals in California alone is now thought to be at ...

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Unemployment Rates Are Skyrocketing, Tips On What You Should Do

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Unemployment numbers are skyrocketing as COVID-19 rises in numbers. Everyone is filing for unemployment, but the benefits last up to six months according to Fred Arnold of American Family Funding. Now the question is being asked on where those people are going after their benefits from EDD run out? They still don’t have jobs, or their jobs haven’t called them ...

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Governor Newsom Announces Strike Team For EDD Unemployment Office

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In an effort to help those experiencing job loss during the coronavirus pandemic, Governor Gavin Newsom announced a strike team within the Employment Development Department (EDD). Newsom announced a series of actions to better serve workers that have experienced job loss during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the formation of an EDD strike team, and a renewed focus on processing unpaid ...

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Extra $600 In Unemployment Benefits Set To Expire Saturday

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The expanded $600 in unemployment benefits provided under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act are set to expire on Saturday, July 25. At $2.2 trillion, the CARES Act amounted to the largest economic stimulus package in the history of the United States. The bill included a $1,200 direct relief payment to each American, expanded unemployment benefits, created ...

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Senator Scott Wilk Sends Letter To Governor Urging 24/7 Staffing Of EDD Unemployment Office 

Senators Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, and Melissa Hurtado, representing the 14th Senate District, announced they have submitted a request to Governor Newsom urging him to issue an Executive Order to keep EDD phone lines and operations open and fully staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week until the delay in claims processing is addressed, officials said Thursday. “When ...

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Senator Scott Wilk Calls For Audit Of California EDD Unemployment Agency 

Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, announced Thursday he and legislative colleagues are calling for an audit of the California Employment Development Department (EDD), officials said.  The audit is to clarify what is causing the “inexcusable delays” in distributing unemployment benefits to people who, in some cases, applied months ago. The legislators submitted a request for the audit to the Joint ...

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Senator Scott Wilk Urges State To Update Unemployment Website, Phone System

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Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, is urging Governor Gavin Newsom to fix the state’s Employment Development Department phone system and website, which has reported multiple crashes under all the demand, officials said Friday.    Wilk is “outraged” that problems with processing unemployment claims at the state’s Employment Development Department remain unresolved while millions of Californians continue to file for unemployment in ...

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Santa Clarita Unemployment Growth 17th Highest In The U.S. Due To Coronavirus  

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Santa Clarita unemployment growth has been ranked 17th highest in the United States as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, officials said Wednesday.  In order to identify where workers have been most affected by the coronavirus pandemic, WalletHub, a personal finance website, compared 180 cities based on increases in unemployment.  The data was used to rank the most impacted cities ...

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California Unemployment Recipients To Receive An Additional $600 A Week

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California unemployment recipients are set to receive an additional $600 a week after a federal bill was passed, officials said Friday. Governor Gavin Newsom announced the new rollout as part of the federal CARES Act, the stimulus bill passed by Congress in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Workers on unemployment are set to receive the additional $600 per week on ...

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Self-Employed, Contract Workers Can Now Collect Unemployment

Self-Employed, Contract Workers Can Now Collect Unemployment

The recently passed stimulus bill creates a new program to provide unemployment insurance to Santa Clarita contract workers and the self-employed. The new stimulus bill, passed by Congress and signed by the president, is set to increase unemployment insurance benefits for all recipients by $600 per week for four months, as well as expand eligibility to include workers who were ...

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