SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The California department that distributes workers' disability benefits has frozen 345,000 claims to battle suspected organized fraud rings and fake applications. There has been ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Numerous legitimate California disability insurance claims are still frozen as the Employment Development Department (EDD) deals with a recent fraud attack. For weeks, at least ...

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (KGO) -- As 7 On Your Side had previously reported, the Employment Development Department (EDD) froze more than 345,000 disability claims last year in its effort to stop another ...

After suspending 345,000 disability checks because of fraud concerns, California officials on Thursday confirmed nearly all of those suspected claims were associated with criminals trying to trick the ...

After stealing the identities of death row inmates and even a sitting U.S. senator to make off with billions of dollars in fraudulent unemployment benefits during the pandemic, scammers have now moved ...

Christina Cedillo has a sticky note on her computer, reminding her what buttons to press when she calls California’s employment department with questions about disability benefits. But at this point, ...