They said it couldn't be done. But three months after KPIX 5 ConsumerWatch reported that the state's unemployment agency was putting millions at risk for identity theft, the California Employment Development Department (EDD) has had a change of heart.
Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are demanding the Employment Development Department make changes immediately following a KPIX 5 report that revealed the state is printing full social security numbers on documents being mailed – putting millions at risk for identity theft.
Citing our reporting, lawmakers passed a bill that will force the Employment Development Department to stop putting people at risk of identity theft by mailing full Social Security numbers, a practice that is already against the law.
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