SACRAMENTO, Calif — Millions of people in California could soon their unemployment benefits restored as the Employment Development Department said it is ready to start offering extended benefits ...

The American Rescue Plan includes an extension of PUA and PEUC benefits along with another $300 per week unemployment boost, but EDD says it won't be able to roll those benefits out to everyone until ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) is now available for independent contractors, gig workers and self-employed workers. It also extends to people who are ineligible for ...

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We’re over a year into a deadly pandemic that has cost hundreds of thousands of Californians their jobs, and caused claims for unemployment benefits to soar into the millions. President Biden signed ...