Sacramento Bee

Need an interview to get unemployment benefits? Some have to wait as long as five months

Assemblyman Jim Cooper, D-Elk Grove asks a question to Nancy Farias, the newly appointed director of the California Employment Development Department, seen in video monitor, during a hearing of an ...
Sacramento Bee

You could be waiting months if you need an interview with EDD about unemployment

If you require a phone interview to see if you’re eligible for unemployment benefits, you may have to wait up to 26 weeks for someone at the state’s Employment Development Department to talk with you.
ABC7 San Francisco

Bay Area mom waits 6 months to get EDD benefits, thousands more in same situation

FAIRFIELD, Calif. (KGO) -- The Employment Development Department's notorious backlog of unemployment claims has dropped to about 77,000 which is far less than the one million plus from last year. But ...
Merced Sun-Star

You could be waiting months if you need an interview with EDD about unemployment

People who need an interview regarding their unemployment claim with the state’s Employment Development Department could face a wait of up to 26 weeks Rich Pedroncelli AP If you require a phone ...