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SACRAMENTOÂ – The Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) in partnership with State’s Districts Attorney’s and the US Attorney’s Office
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EDD ends two-week reset period with gains on backlog SACRAMENTO – One day after opening their doors to new claims
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SACRAMENTO – Federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) benefits are now available for workers, business owners and self-employed individuals who lost
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California applies for Lost Wages Assistance program Sacramento – After five months of the COVID-19 pandemic and the historic demand
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Update on customer service enhancements  Sacramento – Unemployment benefits for Californians out of work or working reduced hours since
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New strike team will set path for needed reforms at the Employment Development Department New efforts transform EDD’s customer service
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EDD provides customer service and hiring updates Sacramento – Unemployment benefits totaling $41.3 billion have gone out to workers losing
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EDD launches second phase of PEUC extension benefits Sacramento – Unemployment benefits paid to workers hit hard by the
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California employers will also receive some unemployment tax relief Sacramento – Up to 20 additional weeks of Unemployment Insurance
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Guidance on benefit eligibility as businesses start to reopen in California Sacramento – Applications for unemployment benefits ticked down slightly
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EDD provides updates on new text messages, hiring, and pending claims Sacramento – Demand for unemployment benefits in California
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EDD launches new tools, including text message and chat bot services, to assist workers Sacramento – Total unemployment benefits
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New higher benefit amounts available for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program Sacramento – Today, the Employment Development Department (EDD)
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Funding will assist nearly 3,200 workers with temporary employment and job training services SACRAMENTO – The California Employment Development
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Sacramento – Demand for the financial support of unemployment benefits continues with a total of 350,687 claims processed and a
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Sacramento – Today, the California Employment Development Department (EDD) is launching the new federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program to
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SACRAMENTO – The California Employment Development Department (EDD) and the Labor & Workforce Development Agency announced today they have awarded
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Sacramento – New Unemployment Insurance (UI) claim data officially released today illustrates the historic nature of the current demand for
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The state will begin implementing new federal benefit payments of $600 on top of the weekly benefit received by California
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Sacramento – Workers who have lost their jobs or have had their hours reduced due to the impacts of COVID-19
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SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today issued an executive order ensuring California public school districts retain state funding even in
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SACRAMENTO – Representatives with the Employment Development Department (EDD) are providing assistance with unemployment insurance claims and other services at
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Standard one-week waiting period has been waived in wildfire and power shutdown areas, so people can apply immediately SACRAMENTO –
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In the wake of the July 2019 California earthquakes and Governor Gavin Newsom’s state of emergency proclamation, a variety of
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