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California Gov. Gavin Newsom s administration on Thursday announced a major change in how the state pays unemployment benefits, potentially unlocking payments for up to 100,000 people who have gone weeks or months without assistance.
Getting unemployment benefits is a two-step process. First, state officials must decide if people are eligible. If they are, the state starts paying them. But those people must contact the state every two weeks to confirm they are still eligible to keep getting paid.
Sometimes, state officials must investigate residents eligibility after they have been paid. When this happens, the state stops paying them until the investigation is complete. Before the pandemic, these investigations usually did not take long. But during the pandemic, the state has been overwhelmed with millions of claims that have caused lengthy delays.
Adam Beam
California Gov. Gavin Newsom s administration on Thursday announced a major change in how the state pays unemployment benefits, potentially unlocking payments for up to 100,000 people who have gone weeks or months without assistance.
Getting unemployment benefits is a two-step process. First, state officials must decide if people are eligible. If they are, the state starts paying them. But those people must contact the state every two weeks to confirm they are still eligible to keep getting paid.
Sometimes, state officials must investigate residents eligibility after they have been paid. When this happens, the state stops paying them until the investigation is complete. Before the pandemic, these investigations usually did not take long. But during the pandemic, the state has been overwhelmed with millions of claims that have caused lengthy delays.
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California makes change to pay unemployment benefits faster
ADAM BEAM, Associated Press
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FILE - In his Dec. 18, 2020, file photo a runner passes the office of the California Employment Development Department in Sacramento, Calif. On Thursday, July 22, 2021, California Gov. Gavin Newsom s administration announced a change in how it pays unemployment benefits that is expected to help up to 100,000 people whose benefits have been suspended tor weeks or months. The change announced Thursday is the result of a settlement between the EDD and the Center for Workers Rights.Rich Pedroncelli/AP
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) California Gov. Gavin Newsom s administration on Thursday announced a major change in how the state pays unemployment benefits, potentially unlocking payments for up to 100,000 people who have gone weeks or months without assistance.