The Employment Development Department oversees claims for both unemployment and disability benefits in California. State and federal officials relaxed rules for unemployment benefits during the pandemic, which had the unintended consequence of making it much easier for scammers to file fake claims. In C...
He filed a disability claim last fall for ongoing pain and problems following a car crash where he was hit head-on by a districted driver. Lagusis is one of the 345,000 claims flagged by EDD as part of a widespread identity theft scam. "As EDD has put in new filters to prevent frau...
2. If you received your last benefit payment for weeks you spent unemployed on or after March 21 and are still within your benefit year, you will not meet federal requirements for PUA. But the EDD will automatically file an extension claim for you as soon as it’s available since we will...
With a few exceptions, you will need to claim your income from EDD on your taxes. In California, the Employment Development Department, also called EDD, pays those who are unemployed or on disability. This income comes from taxes paid by employers to California. Unless the claimant requests it...
Every time you swipe your EDD debit card, you are giving Bank of America money. Don't allow this predatory corporate bank to capitalize on your misfortune. Here's how to stop letting them profit off of your unemployment benefits.
“At the end of two years, our agents should be much better able to handle a call. They should be able to handle it faster. They should be able to resolve a claim quicker.” Perspective on Streamlining California EDD Services from Jonathan Lerner, InterVision CEO ...
They showed that disability among the elderly was not only dropping, but it was doing so at an ever-increasing rate. Arian Richardson, director of the Barshop Institute for Ageing and Longevity research, predicts that understanding the mechanisms behind calorie restriction and other genetic reasons ...