New EDD Audit Details Mismanagement, Billions in Fraud
Michael Krasny talks with Loree Levy, deputy director of public affairs for the California Employment Development Department.
January 29, 2021
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Summary
In a report released Thursday, the California state auditor finds the Employment Development Department (EDD) has failed to fix a fraud problem that the agency itself admitted could reach $30 billion. And another audit earlier this week found that inefficiency at the EDD continues to result in delays to benefits, and that the department has failed to correct the ongoing issues. We talk with EDD spokesperson Loree Levy about the agency’s fraud problem and its delays and missteps in processing legitimate claims. And we’ll take your unemployment benefits questions.
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