Although a mass shooting at an EDD office in 1993 contributed to the closures, EDD officials say it was a push to focus on call centers and increase efficiency.

California's Employment Development Department (EDD) is now facing a congressional investigation.On Friday, James Comer, head of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability sent two letters, one ...

The EDD, which manages the state's unemployment insurance program, was criticized for delays, improper claim denials, and a lack of emphasis on ensuring eligible workers can easily get their benefits.

Sasha Lizette Jimenez, 26, was found guilty of using stolen identities to fraudulently apply for over $2.8 million in unemployment insurance from the California Employment Development Department.

A mother and her incarcerated son have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Sacramento on charges of defrauding California’s unemployment insurance agency by filing phony claims for payments ...

The EDD is going back to those who received federal benefits and asking them to prove they deserved them -- or pay it all back plus a 30% penalty.

California's Employment Develepment Department (EDD) has recovered more than one billion dollars in unemployment insurance funds that were fraudulently paid out since the start of the pandemic.

CALISTOGA, Calif. -- The extra $600 per week in federal unemployment benefits is slated to end this week. And still there are thousands in California who haven't received any benefits at all.

A mother and her son, a California prison inmate, have been indicted on charges of using inmates’ names to file phony unemployment claims during the pandemic.