Unemployment Crash
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Discover the story behind California's unemployment system crash, including massive fraud and delayed payments. A year-long investigation reveals the challenges facing EDD and potential fixes.
Scammers pulled off one of the biggest suspected frauds in U.S. history while laid-off workers scrambled to survive. A CalMatters investigation finds that the EDD missed red flags and failed to make long-promised changes before the pandemic — and that once the twin crises hit, the state and its top contractors kept making money but were slow to deliver relief.