California’s EDD suspends 1.4 million coronavirus unemployment claims

California’s EDD suspends 1.4 million coronavirus unemployment claims

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https://www.siliconvalley.com/2021/01/07/california-suspends-1-4-million-virus-unemployment-claims/

SACRAMENTO  — California has frozen 1.4 million unemployment claims as it battles fraud in its massive coronavirus unemployment relief program, it was reported Wednesday.

The state Employment Development Department said it had examined existing claims from people who said they lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic and found about 3.5 million claims were “potentially fraudulent,” the San Francisco Chronicle reported.