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.

Public frustration is building in California over the agency that processes unemployment claims. The Employment Development Department said it has added new phone lines and hired new staffers to help ...

7 On Your Side's Michael Finney helped a woman who now wants to help you. Kelly lives in Auburn. Recently she has been active on my Facebook page advising others -- giving back, she says, because 7 On ...

KTVU - California’s Employment Development Department officially began accepting new unemployment claims on Monday after a two week shutdown. EDD launched a new ID.me verification system at the ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- The California Employment Development Department said Thursday it has now processed nearly one million claims since the beginning of March, and KPIX 5 is learning that a lot ...

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA)-- As people continue facing problems with getting through to the Employment Development Department for their unemployment benefits, some are turning to technological solutions.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Two state senators asked Gov. Gavin Newsom ...