Unemployment

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A closer look at controversial propositions

Good morning, California. It’s Monday, October 19. Beyond the top line Today is the last day to register online to vote — and if you aren’t one of the more than 3.5 million Californians who have already returned their ballots, it’s time for a closer look at some of the 12 statewide propositions. You’ve probably […]

经过 Emily Hoeven • 10 月 19, 2020

经济

What no Trump stimulus means for California schools, unemployment and more

An Oct. 15 state deadline to restore $11 billion in funding for education, housing and state workers looks likely to pass with no more financial help from Washington. Is there still hope for a reprieve, and could deeper cuts follow?

经过 劳伦·赫普勒 • 10 月 13, 2020

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Big challenges ahead for unemployment department

Good morning, California. It’s Thursday, October 8. 1.57 million claims unresolved California’s unemployment department is in the hot seat — again. Lawmakers ripped into the besieged agency in a Wednesday oversight hearing, exposing the breadth of challenges facing the Employment Development Department as it resumes accepting claims after a two-week reset period that ended Monday. […]

经过 Emily Hoeven • 10 月 8, 2020

加州分水岭

Freeze first, verify second: Unemployed Californians get a fright from EDD

As California's unemployment agency tries to cut off fraudsters, real unemployed Californians have found their benefit accounts suddenly frozen.

经过 Stephen Council • 10 月 7, 2020

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Another record: Fires burn more than 4 million acres

California surpassed a staggering milestone Sunday: More than 4 million acres have now burned in a record-defying fire season still far from over. That’s four Rhode Islands, three-and-a-half Grand Canyon National Parks, and a little more than one Connecticut. It’s also more than double the 1.98 million acres burned in 2018, California’s previous modern-day record. […]

经过 Emily Hoeven • 10 月 5, 2020

加州分水岭

‘Lower-pay, higher-risk:’ Coronavirus layoffs send middle-class workers down the economic ladder

From shattered career prospects to pay cuts and sudden shift work, the pandemic is forcing skilled labor and middle-class workers into lower wages and gig jobs.

经过 Laurence Du Sault • 9 月 28, 2020

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Inside California’s declining unemployment rate

Good morning, California. It’s Tuesday, September 22. Leisure, hospitality hit hard As California settles into its sixth month of the pandemic, unemployment levels appear to be dropping — a spot of bright news for residents and the state’s embattled unemployment department alike — though the numbers belie a more complex and uncertain reality. The Golden […]

经过 Emily Hoeven • 9 月 22, 2020

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10,000 unemployment claims backlogged per day — claims paused for 2 weeks

Planning on applying for unemployment benefits? Well, you won’t be able to do so for the next two weeks. California’s beleaguered unemployment department is putting a pause on new claims until Oct. 5 to give it time to implement an automatic identity-verification tool to speed up processing times. The move follows recommendations outlined in a […]

经过 Emily Hoeven • 9 月 21, 2020

活动

Robots, veterans, apprenticeships: What’s next for California’s job market

As unemployment drops, business leaders and educators pinpoint what’s gone wrong for workers and where to look for opportunity.

经过 劳伦·赫普勒 • 9 月 18, 2020

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Newsom expands worker protections

Good morning, California. It’s Friday, September 18. Three bills signed into law As California enters its sixth month of the pandemic and coronavirus outbreaks rip through garment factories, meatpacking plants, fast-food chains and strawberry fields, Gov. Gavin Newsom and other state agencies took action Thursday to expand worker protections. Newsom signed a trio of bills […]

经过 Emily Hoeven • 9 月 18, 2020