Unemployment

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Restrictions ramp up as California coronavirus hospitalizations soar to new heights

Starting today, millions of Californians will be subject to new stay-at-home orders amid a third wave of COVID-19 infections that has hospitalized a record number of residents. Under Los Angeles County’s new stay-at-home order — which lasts through Dec. 20 — almost all gatherings are banned, and retail stores must further limit capacity. Santa Clara […]

经过 Emily Hoeven • 11 月 30, 2020

经济

California may change how unemployment gets paid

Could jobless Californians soon receive benefits by direct deposit? State legislators are considering reforms and asking Bank of America for answers following a CalMatters investigation into payment problems impacting more than 350,000 unemployment debit cards.

经过 劳伦·赫普勒 • 11 月 25, 2020

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Latest unemployment scandal: State paid inmates $1B in fraudulent claims

California may have paid up to $1 billion in fraudulent unemployment claims filed on behalf of prison and jail inmates in what prosecutors are calling “the most significant fraud on taxpayer funds in California history.” The state paid more than 35,000 claims under state prisoners’ names, with one inmate collecting nearly $49,000, a group of […]

经过 Emily Hoeven • 11 月 25, 2020

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Most of California under curfew

Good morning, California. It’s Friday, November 20. Limited lockdown Starting Saturday night, nearly all Californians will be subject to a curfew aimed at curbing a statewide surge in coronavirus infections. Under the terms of the “limited stay-at-home order” Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled Thursday, nonessential work and gatherings will be prohibited between 10 p.m. and 5 […]

经过 Emily Hoeven • 11 月 20, 2020

经济

How Bank of America helped fuel California’s unemployment meltdown

After the Great Recession, California signed an exclusive contract with Bank of America to distribute unemployment benefits through prepaid debit cards. A CalMatters investigation reveals that to this day, no one knows how much the bank has made off the deal. Lawmakers are examining the bank’s role in mass account freezes and untold amounts of missing money for thousands of struggling jobless Californians — as well as where the bank may have failed to keep unemployment money safe from fraud.

经过 劳伦·赫普勒 和 Stephen Council • 11 月 20, 2020

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Expired unemployment boost, EDD debacles sink jobless Californians

As the pandemic drags on into the winter, EDD blunders and slim unemployment benefits have left jobless Californians virtually fending for themselves.

经过 Orlando Mayorquin • 11 月 12, 2020

经济

California offered a lifeline when their hours were cut — then payments froze

Delays at the Employment Development Department’s Work Sharing layoff-prevention program have left some struggling workers out thousands of dollars. Economists say that fixing the problems fast could help ease the state’s jobs crisis.

经过 劳伦·赫普勒 • 11 月 3, 2020

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50% of California ballots already returned

Good morning, California. It’s Monday, November 2. Gearing up for the big day Tomorrow is Election Day — and a record 22,047,448 Californians are registered to vote. That represents about 88% of eligible citizens, the highest percentage heading into a general election in the past 80 years, according to the secretary of state. They — […]

经过 Emily Hoeven • 11 月 2, 2020

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Prop. 22 battle reaches fever pitch

Good morning, California. It’s Friday, October 23. Court rules against Uber, Lyft The stakes in the battle over Prop. 22 just got a lot higher. Uber and Lyft must reclassify their independent contractor drivers as full-fledged employees by late January, a California appeals court ruled Thursday — a decision voters could throw into question in […]

经过 Emily Hoeven • 10 月 23, 2020

评论

How should California support prisoners released amid COVID-19?

California lacks a comprehensive strategy to assist prisoners released during the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving them and their communities vulnerable.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 10 月 23, 2020