These Californians say EDD hasn't paid their claims and now they are homeless
Here are the stories of just a small sampling of Californians who are living on the streets and who say they can't get through to EDD to collect the income they say is owed to them.
Laid-off Tesla employee who hired bot to call EDD finally gets backpay
Desmond Sylva received an EDD debit card for about $5,000 for 10 weeks of pay he was owed from July 2020 after he was laid off from the Tesla plant in Fremont as a production associate. He needed a lawmaker's help to get what he was owed.
Laid-off Tesla employee frustrated with EDD, hires bot to make calls
Desmond Sylva, 39, was so frustrated about reaching the Employment Development Department to find out why he wasn't getting his unemployment check after being laid off as a Tesla production associate in Fremont, he hired a bot.
EDD success stories: One California man to get paid after 14 months
Sirmac Javius took advantage of a little-known, free governmental assistance program established during the pandemic, where California lawmakers' now have a small cadre of dedicated EDD staff to help constituents navigate the tangled bureaucracy, which has been riddled with technical difficulty and backlog of cases.
Someone set fire to homeless man's truck in Oakland after he shared his EDD woes
Hours after Sirmac Javius shared his painful experience of homelessness after he hasn't received an unemployment check for over a year to KTVU on Friday, someone set fire to his 2007 Chevrolet Silverado.
California EDD delays push East Bay man into homelessness
Sirmac Jarvius was working as an apprentice barber in East Oakland before the pandemic hit. When he lost his job, he turned to the California EDD for help. Fourteen months later, he's still waiting to receive his first payment.
California EDD pushes East Bay man into homelessness
Cirmac Jarvius was working as an apprentice barber in East Oakland before the pandemic hit. When he lost his job, he turned to the California EDD for help. 14 months later, he's still waiting to receive his first payment. KTVU's Rob Roth reports.
California employment continues to lag despite state reopening
California employment rates are still low despite the fact that job postings are more than 5% above pre-pandemic levels.
Frustrated by EDD? Here's where you can go for help
State senators and assembly members have already become one of the few ways that unemployed people can get through to EDD. But does the typical Californian know that they can turn to their legislator for help?
California EDD can't freeze unemployment checks, must 'pay now' during eligibility investigations
As a result of a class action lawsuit, the EDD must now stop its policy of freezing benefits for people whose existing claims have eligibility questions and instead continue sending checks while they investigate the problem.
California inmates indicted in $1.4M EDD fraud scheme, feds say
Federal officials said the two inmates worked from their respective correctional facilities at Kern Valley State Prison and California Correctional Institute in coordination with someone on the outside to submit false unemployment claims.
California appoints special counsel for unemployment fraud
Former federal prosecutor, McGregor W. Scott, was appointed as "fraud special counsel" to help investigate unemployment fraud in California.
EDD: Californians must look for work to qualify for jobless aid
California will stop giving unemployment benefits to people who are not actively applying for jobs, Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration announced Thursday.
Ex-Aryan Brotherhood leader charged with California EDD fraud
Prosecutors allege that the men, who had met in prison, bilked mainly homeless people or transients who were living off Social Security or disability payments by pretending to counsel them.
EDD: Many still waiting on Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation
Initially, EDD promised to process all extensions for all of those with a zero balance in their PEUC accounts by April 30th. But then the department shortened the wait.
52 weeks into EDD unemployment benefits: Make sure you click ‘new claim’
EDD claimants are learning that when a year's worth of claims have been collected, they're terminated unless they jump through a bureaucratic hoop. EDD says it was just a glitch.
California advances bill aimed at massive unemployment fraud
The measure that cleared its first committee would require the beleaguered Employment Development Department to crosscheck unemployment applications with inmate records to identify fraudulent claims.
Wages are only up because the bottom half of workers lost their jobs
If one looks at the data for American wages in 2020, which shows that they grew historically fast, this fact may seem to be cause for celebration. But a closer look at the data paints yet another picture of stark inequality and of the "K-shaped recovery."