The amount of fraud has dropped sharply since the pandemic, but California still faced financial liabilities from the unemployment surge.

California has one of the largest unemployment insurance programs in the country, paying out benefits to over a million people.

BERKELEY, Calif. (KGO) -- There has been an outpouring of offers to help a mother and her four-year-old son who 7 On Your Side told you about Wednesday. They were left homeless and living out of their ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Amid the coronavirus crisis, so many have questions about how to get unemployment benefits. California is seeing "unprecedented" numbers during the pandemic with roughly 4.6 million ...

During the pandemic, Californians seeking unemployment help face massive delays. “We’re in a lot better position” now, one ...

What You Need to Know: California is investing $3 million to support workers and small businesses impacted by the planned ...

SAN RAMON, Calif. -- Tawnya Coogan is having a tough financial go of it during this pandemic and was surprised when she recently received an email from the EDD. "It said 'Action needed on your ...

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 ...

FRESNO, Calif. -- On Thursday, the State Auditor said the California Employment Development Department is making it easier for criminals to conduct identity theft and fraud by printing social security ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A former employee of the California Employment Development Department has been sentenced to five and a half months in prison after being accused of stealing money intended to ...

The pandemic stress tested all sorts of boundaries for state government, not the least of which were the limits of its critical benefits systems, like those offered through the California Employment ...

TORRANCE, Calif. (KTLA) – Police in Torrance, California have arrested more than two dozen people in connection with EDD fraud and identify theft in the past six weeks, officials announced Wednesday.