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As EDD keeps struggling, California targets millions to help jobless people with claims
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Victoria Vega, shown with her son Bryant Aleman, struggled for months to apply for unemployment benefits in Spanish. A budget proposal would increase EDD’s ability to help the 7 million Californians who speak a language other than English.Constanza Hevia H./Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Frank Jaworski had almost $3,500 of unemployment benefits stolen from his Bank of America EDD debit card. A budget proposal would add the option for direct deposit of benefits.Gabrielle Lurie/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
Gov. Newsom’s latest budget proposal allocates millions of dollars to reforming the state’s troubled Employment Development Department, which has struggled to handle unemployment claims for a deluge of people left jobless by the pandemic.