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02.05.21 California lawmakers introduce bill to hold EDD accountable for issues

Excerpted from ABC 10

By Monica Coleman 

But for this new legislation to help people sooner rather than later, Assemblymember Rudy Salas, D-Bakersfield, said lawmakers need support from Gov. Gavin Newsom.

“Where we would appreciate the governor stepping in and being a true partner is not waiting a whole year to implement some of these reforms and some of these changes,” Salas said.

02.04.21 ‘EDD has been failing California’: State lawmakers roll out proposals to speed up EDD claims, stop fraud

Excerpted from KGET (NBC) 

By Ashley Zavala 

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KGET) — State lawmakers are trying to bring big changes to California’s Employment Development Department with some proposals they rolled out Thursday.

The proposals come as the agency has been slow to pay out unemployment benefits while struggling as a target for fraud.

“EDD has been failing California; the truth is the department has been failing for years,” said Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris, D-Laguna Beach.  

02.04.21 Significant EDD reforms headed to California legislature

Excerpted from KTVU (Fox)

By Tom Vacar 

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A flurry of EDD reform bills have been submitted to the California legislature to fix, once and for all, EDD's inability to get out of the morass of delays and denials facing millions of unemployed Californians.

RELEASE: California Lawmakers Announce EDD Reform Bills

Package of new legislation would alleviate the issues faced by millions of Californians in accessing unemployment benefits during the pandemic

SACRAMENTO — A group of California lawmakers announced a package of legislation today to bring necessary reforms and oversight to the Employment Development Department’s (EDD) unemployment insurance (UI) program. The bills would enact crucial oversight and consumer protection measures, ensure claimants get timely access to benefits, and address fraud.