SAN FRANCISCO -- Anyone who's had to deal with the Employment Development Department over the past year knows how difficult it is to get someone on the phone to help with their unemployment claims.

LOS ANGELES -- Some people who receive unemployment, disability and paid family leave benefits through California's Employment Development Department are banking on getting the funds they need. But ...

UNEMPLOYMENT, DISABILITY AND FAMILY LEAVE BENEFITS FROM THE STATE CAN NOW GET THEIR PAYMENT BY DIRECT DEPOSIT. IT’S AN EFFORT TO CRACK DOWN ON FRAUD. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND LAWMAKERS HAVE PUSHED THE ...

"Because of EDD's failures, our constituents are depleting their life savings, going into extreme debt, having trouble paying rent and putting food on the table," said Assemblyman David Chiu, D-San ...