California EDD Freezes Nearly 1.5 Million Unemployment Claims

By CBSLA Staff, CBS Los Angeles

January 08, 2021

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Nearly 1.5 million unemployment claims have been frozen in California attempt to stop widespread fraud.

The Employment Development Department said this week it has uncovered about 3.5 million “potentially fraudulent” claims related to the coronavirus unemployment relief program.

Nearly two million claims have already been disqualified and payment was suspended for about 1.5 million others.

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