Assemblyman Jim Cooper, D-Elk Grove asks a question to Nancy Farias, the newly appointed director of the California Employment Development Department, seen in video monitor, during a hearing of an ...

If you require a phone interview to see if you’re eligible for unemployment benefits, you may have to wait up to 26 weeks for someone at the state’s Employment Development Department to talk with you.

FAIRFIELD, Calif. (KGO) -- The Employment Development Department's notorious backlog of unemployment claims has dropped to about 77,000 which is far less than the one million plus from last year. But ...

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Laid-off workers, independent contractors, gig workers, freelancers, and self-employed individuals may be eligible to receive unemployment benefits from the Employment Development Department (EDD) of ...

California's Employment Development Department has been facing a claim processing backlog since the start of the pandemic. The backlog has ebbed and flowed this year, but is currently more than 1.1 ...

People who need an interview regarding their unemployment claim with the state’s Employment Development Department could face a wait of up to 26 weeks Rich Pedroncelli AP If you require a phone ...