SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- 7 On Your Side has reported on the massive freeze of disability benefits as the Employment Development Department (EDD) tries to weed out fraudulent claims. The EDD ...

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Fraudsters are once again targeting EDD but this time, they're going after disability claims. The department is now being accused of moving too slowly while it weeds out ...

BRIAN: BRITTANY JOHNSON JOINS US LIVE FROM THE NEWSROOM WITH THE STORY. BRITTANY: EDD FROZE 345,000 DISABILITY CLAIMS SAYING TYHE WERE CRACKING DOWN ON FRAUD AND IDENTITY THEFT MANY WE SPOKE TO ...

the Employment Development Department (EDD) froze more than 345,000 disability claims last year in its effort to stop another massive fraud scheme. It's prevented thousands of payments to scammers ...

RELATED | EDD suspends thousands of disability claims, citing fraudState officials have worked to root out fraud, installing software to help verify people's identities before approving payments.

Then it happened. The Employment Development Department (EDD) had sent her three disability checks at the start of her medical leave, but suddenly the payments stopped. So did her stress-free life.

OAKLAND, Calif. - Legitimate disability claimants whose accounts were frozen by California’s Employment Development Department because of suspected fraud, are finally receiving letters to verify ...

The EDD aims to pay 86% of SDI claims within 14 days, as it expects some complex cases to take longer to investigate and resolve. Yet by April, according to new figures obtained by KQED, almost half ...

This Father’s Day, EDD Highlights the Benefits Dads Can Receive Through California’s First-in-the-Nation Paid Family Leave ...

Learn more >> Disability customers will now be placed on a “virtual” hold – meaning EDD will let them know approximately how long it is going to take to answer their call, and provide them ...

EDD officials at first on Thursday said the increase was associated with a state law that boosts disability and paid family leave benefits, which was approved by the state legislature in 2022 ...