EDD unemployment benefits fraud Archives

Bill to Crosscheck EDD Applicants With CDCR Prison Records Passes Senate Comm.

June 30, 2021 3:01 pmJuly 1, 2021 7:09 am

A bill to require the Employment Development Department (EDD) to check benefit applications against prisoner incarceration records to reduce unemployment benefit fraud was passed unanimously in the Senate Public Safety Committee on Tuesday. Assembly Bill 110, authored by Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Laguna...

Fraud Reduction Bill to Cross-Check EDD and Prisoner Records Passes Committee

April 8, 2021 2:17 pm

A bill to require the Employment Development Department (EDD) to check benefit applications against prisoner incarceration records to reduce unemployment benefit fraud was passed in the Assembly Consumer Privacy and Protection Committee on Thursday. Assembly Bill 110, authored by Assemblywoman Cottie...

Bill to Crosscheck EDD Applicants With Prison Records Introduced in Assembly

December 17, 2020 2:15 pmDecember 18, 2020 10:11 am

On Thursday, a new bill was introduced in the Assembly that would require the Employment Development Department to check benefit applications against prisoner incarceration records. Assembly Bill 110, authored by Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Laguna Beach), would cross-check all EDD benefit...

Bill That Would Allow Direct Deposit For EDD Benefits Introduced in Assembly

December 8, 2020 2:51 pmDecember 10, 2020 8:48 am

On Monday, a bill that would allow a direct deposit option for unemployed benefits by California recipients was introduced in the Assembly. Assembly Bill 74, authored by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), would allow for all Employment Development Department (EDD)...