SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- Recent action by Congress extended unemployment benefits to more than a year for many due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But when exactly that extension starts is causing ...

SANTA ROSA, Calif. -- Nearly nine million Californians have filed for unemployment -- yet tens of thousands still have no benefits. A week-long series by 7 On Your Side at KGO, ABC7's sister station, ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Anyone who's had to deal with the Employment Development Department over the past year knows how difficult it is to get someone on the phone to help with their unemployment claims.

The California Employment Development Department (EDD) has released the 2024 Voluntary Plan Employee Contribution and Benefit Rate. Employers with employees located in California are generally ...

UNEMPLOYMENT, DISABILITY AND FAMILY LEAVE BENEFITS FROM THE STATE CAN NOW GET THEIR PAYMENT BY DIRECT DEPOSIT. IT’S AN EFFORT TO CRACK DOWN ON FRAUD. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND LAWMAKERS HAVE PUSHED THE ...

Sasha Lizette Jimenez, 26, was found guilty of using stolen identities to fraudulently apply for over $2.8 million in unemployment insurance from the California Employment Development Department. / US ...