Employment Development Department takes “two week reset,” pausing new claims
(WorldNews Business)

The state department responsible for paying unemployment claims announced Saturday evening that it is undergoing a two week reset and will pause processing new claims as it attempts to get through a massive backlog caused by the pandemic. The “strike team” set up by Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the agency will use the “reset,” which began Saturday, to improve and modernize technology and process claims faster in hopes of tackling the huge number of claims already in...