California Officials Suspicious At Surge In Unemployment Claims
The U.S. Labor Department says California received an additional 77,000 claims last week, compared to the week before.
DeMarco Morgan reports.
New Text Scam Claiming To Be IDES Could Use Personal Information For Fraudulent Unemployment ClaimsIn this new phishing scam, people are trying to get personal information that could be used to file for unemployment claims.
Officials: Duplicate claims show Tennessee was not prepared for new unemployment programThe delay in trying to make the federal extension program fit with the stateβs current system is one reason officials say we now have more than 25,000 duplicate claims.
State Audit Finds California EDD 'Unprepared And Ineffective'The audit says California's Employment Development Department was wholly unprepared to deal with the surge of people amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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