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Unemployed Californians face months of delays when appealing denial of jobless benefits Patrick McGreevy © Provided by The LA Times A boutique is shut down in San Diego in May. Business closures during the pandemic have put millions out of work. (Sam Hodgson / San Diego Union-Tribune) Californians who believe their unemployment benefit claims have been wrongly denied are facing significant delays in having their appeals addressed during the COVID-19 pandemic, waiting an average of 92 days for assistance — more than double the wait time before the pandemic put millions of...

SACRAMENTO —  Californians who believe their unemployment benefit claims have been wrongly denied are facing significant delays in having their appeals addressed during the COVID-19 pandemic, waiting an average of 92 days for assistance — more than double the wait time before the pandemic put millions of residents out of work. The sluggish appeals process marks another setback for the the state after its beleaguered Employment Development Department was overwhelmed by a record-setting 20 million filings since the pandemic began, leading to state audits that showed poor planning by the ...