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Tag: unemployment claims

Newsom avoids the elephant in the room

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven December 8, 2020December 8, 2020

Most of California under curfew

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven November 20, 2020November 20, 2020
Bailey Brown at her home in Pismo Beach on Oct. 25, 2020. Photo by Robert Oliver for CalMatters

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

Lauren Hepler by Lauren Hepler November 3, 2020November 4, 2020
A group of Uber drivers filed a class-action lawsuit against the gig-economy giant Thursday, alleging it pressured them to support Prop. 22 via continuous in-app messaging. Image via iStock

Prop. 22 battle reaches fever pitch

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven October 23, 2020October 23, 2020

Big challenges ahead for unemployment department

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven October 8, 2020October 8, 2020
A portrait of Sarah Kane at her home in Cupertino, on Thursday, Sep. 24, 2020. Photo by Randy Vazquez,Bay Area News Group

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

by Laurence Du Sault September 28, 2020October 2, 2020

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

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven September 21, 2020September 21, 2020
In this long exposure photo, the LNU Lightning Complex fire continues burning vegetation in the ridges near Chemise Road in Healdsburg on Aug., 21, 2020. Photo by Ray Chavez, Bay Area News Group

History-making California blazes — worst likely yet to come

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven August 24, 2020August 24, 2020
Assemblyman David Chiu speaks to the press following the passage of AB 1482, a bill that would instate a rent cap, on September 11, 2019. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Lawmakers to Newsom: Pay unemployment now

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven August 6, 2020August 6, 2020
Food security, ability to pay rent and loss of low-wage jobs are three areas where economic disparities in California are most visible amid the coronavirus pandemic. Photos by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

How COVID is deepening California’s income inequality in 5 charts

Jackie Botts by Jackie Botts July 20, 2020September 16, 2020

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