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EDD drops Bank of America as payment contractor

  • Dec 6, 2023

Unemployment: Excluded Workers Pilot Program proposed in AB 2847

  • May 7, 2022

Indictment says BofA contractor helped steal millions from EDD

  • Apr 6, 2022

New CA bill would require the EDD to post its wait times for service

  • Mar 31, 2022

CA mom goes into premature labor after EDD freezes benefits

  • Mar 15, 2022

EDD cuts benefits to new moms amid massive disability fraud

  • Mar 9, 2022

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

  • Feb 8, 2022

Scammers tried to use Assemblyman's office in EDD fraud scheme

  • Feb 4, 2022

Latest Videos

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Bill would provide unemployment benefits for undocumented CA workers

  • May 7, 2022
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Unemployment rate drops 1.5% in Fresno County in 2021

  • Jan 13, 2022
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CA lawmaker says latest EDD problems are 'beyond acceptable'

  • May 24, 2021
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San Jose man discovers $4,000 missing from his EDD account

  • May 5, 2021
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Expired driver's license costs CA woman EDD benefits, despite statewide renewal exemption

  • Apr 27, 2021
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California unemployment: Struggling job seekers left hanging waiting for congress-approved EDD extension

  • Apr 2, 2021
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Emergency state audit of EDD shows poor planning and ineffective management

  • Jan 27, 2021
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Valley residents receiving debit cards, letters with wrong name as EDD investigates payment fraud

  • Sep 3, 2020

Latest Stories

Unemployment rate drops 1.5% in Fresno County in 2021

Last collected in November of 2021, Fresno County figures show an unemployment rate of 7%. That's a 1.5% decrease from 2020. Here's which industries are seeing the most job opportunities:

  • Jan 13, 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

Nearly 1M self-employed suddenly required to prove they deserved EDD benefits or pay it all back

"It's a pull and tug sort of thing, you know, like you're giving me money but now you don't think I deserve the money," said one hair stylist who must now retroactively prove she qualified for her EDD benefits.

  • Nov 19, 2021

Lost your health insurance due to COVID-19? Here's where to find help in the Central Valley

27 million Americans have lost their jobs and therefore their health insurance since the start of the coronavirus crisis. Here are some ways they can get health coverage.

  • Sep 29, 2021

Thousands still waiting for unemployment benefits in CA as federal pandemic relief expires Saturday

The good news is that EDD benefits are retroactive, so those who qualify should still receive them even after the deadline.

  • Sep 3, 2021