In a letter sent to California’s Employment Development Department, the Department of Labor shared with state officials that it would soon be deploying a “strike team” to the state, ...
Federal labor officials have launched a formal review of California's unemployment insurance program, turning the spotlight back on the Employment Development Department after years of pandemic-era ...
California officials blasted the Trump administration’s plans to launch a full-sale investigation into unemployment fraud as ”purely political” — and blamed lost money on the feds. The US Department ...

Fraud, from Cali to Mamdani

Consider the odd journey of Julie Su, deputy mayor of New York City for “economic justice” under Zohran Mamdani — and former ...
California officials who turned a blind eye to unemployment scams — potentially worth tens of billions of dollars during the pandemic — will now be put directly under the microscope of the federal ...
FRESNO, Calif. -- On Thursday, the State Auditor said the California Employment Development Department is making it easier for criminals to conduct identity theft and fraud by printing social security ...
Officials cite audit, IG report warning nearly $1B in COVID jobless funds still at risk ...