Gov. Gavin Newsom held a news conference Monday with the latest on the state's response to the coronavirus pandemic, the state's backlog of unemployment claims and the wildfires burning throughout the ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Those in need of financial assistance must now hold on longer, before receiving benefits from the Employment Development Department, California's unemployment agency. EDD ...

Politicians typically dump bad news on late nights and weekends. The basic idea: People pay less attention to news during the weekend, making it the best time to announce embarrassing or unflattering ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Fresh from his recent recall victory, where poor Employment Development Department performance was a major issue, Governor Gavin Newsom just signed a number of bills into law to ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Matthew Kwok from San Francisco and had an EDD question, so he dialed the department's phone number. "I was on hold for three hours and then by that time it was like around 8:15 ...

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Little by little, it should become easier to deal with the Employment Development Department, thanks to a series of measures the Legislature has passed. But don’t expect problems to suddenly evaporate ...

State workers walked away from their phones, ignored important mail from veterans, and were essentially paid to do nothing, according to a report from Gov. Gavin Newsom's office. The 103-page report, ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SACRAMENTO – The Employment Development Department (EDD) continues to urge Californians to guard against fraud. The latest ...

RICHMOND, Calif. (KGO) -- A Richmond woman wants everyone to know she's not a number, but that's how she feels after struggling more than a year to apply for unemployment assistance. Kristin Boatner ...