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Category: Economy

Bank of America is being sued for failing to provide sufficient protections for unemployment payment debit cards after thousands across California have fallen victim to fraud this year. Image via iStock

Bank of America sued over EDD unemployment debit card fraud

Lauren Hepler by Lauren Hepler January 15, 2021January 15, 2021

A class-action lawsuit accuses Bank of America of exposing unemployed California workers to large-scale fraud and cutting off access to jobless benefits during the pandemic.

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California Policy & Politics: A Primer

CalMatters staff by CalMatters staff January 14, 2021January 15, 2021
California Gov. Gavin Newsom puts his face mask on after presenting his 2021-2022 state budget proposal at a news conference in Sacramento. AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool

In pandemic-era budget, Newsom tries to nestle friends and neutralize enemies

Avatar by Laurel Rosenhall January 11, 2021January 11, 2021
The governor's budget proposal for the coming fiscal year clocks in at more than $227 billion. Illustration by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters; iStock

Better than ‘anyone could have imagined’: Inside Newsom’s optimistic, record-breaking budget proposal

Avatar by Ben Christopher January 8, 2021January 8, 2021
Demonstrators participate in a caravan along Harrison Street in Oakland to protest rent payment and evictions during the coronavirus pandemic on Dec. 5, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Newsom wants extra $600 stimulus for low-wage Californians

Nigel Duara by Nigel Duara January 6, 2021January 6, 2021
Farmworkers around the Watsonville community pick strawberries as the Watsonville Campesino Appreciation Caravan passes through on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. Today, Gov. Newsom announced a new housing program for farmworkers that will provide hotel rooms for those who need to isolate due to COVID-19. Photo by David Rodriguez, The Salinas Californian

New law in 1 minute: California offers tax credits to some undocumented workers

Jackie Botts by Nick Roberts and Jackie Botts December 31, 2020December 31, 2020
Paz Aguilar, 54, contracted coronavirus over the summer, along with was at least seven of her coworkers, by her count, at a combined Kentucky Fried Chicken and Taco Bell in Oakland. Three weeks into her illness, a stroke left her paralyzed on one side of her body. Photo courtesy of Aguilar

New law in 1 minute: California businesses must report COVID outbreaks

by Nick Roberts and Laurence Du Sault December 31, 2020December 31, 2020
Shoppers wearing face masks walk past a sale sign and a Christmas tree at The Pike Outlets in Long Beach. Photo by Ashley Landis/AP

California COVID forecast darkens after holiday celebrations

Ana B. Ibarra by Ana B. Ibarra December 28, 2020December 28, 2020
Mariana with her daughter Genessis, 8, and son Gerardo, 2, while her husband, Gerardo Hector prepared to leave for work on September 7, 2020. The family of four shares a one-bedroom apartment in National City but have fallen behind on rent payment due to Mariana and her husband both losing months of work amid the pandemic. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

New laws in 1 minute: California expands paid family leave

Avatar by Nick Roberts and Laurel Rosenhall December 28, 2020December 31, 2020

Who will pay for all of California’s unemployment fraud?

Lauren HeplerStephen Council by Lauren Hepler and Stephen Council December 22, 2020December 22, 2020

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