https://www.siliconvalley.com/2021/01/12/1-4-million-unemployment-fraud-one-month-fix-edd-jobs-layoff-economy/

California’s 1.4 million unemployment fraud cases could require one month to resolve, a lawmaker says — a grim revelation that arrives at a time a state labor agency has forced some California workers to restart jobless claims from scratch after their accounts were flagged for possible fraud.

The new disclosures of widening woes at the state Employment Development Department, coupled with torrents of layoffs linked to the coronavirus, underscore the brutal challenges that face California workers this winter.