Gov. Gavin Newsoma s administration announced late Saturday that California will not accept new unemployment claims over the next two weeks while the statea s Employment Development Department adopts new fraud prevention technology and works to clear out a backlog. Employment Development Department Director Sharon Hilliard announced the pause on new claims in response to recommendations from the unemployment a strike teama Newsom appointed in July.
During the two-week pause, people filing new claims until Oct. 5 will be asked to provide contact information to the state. Hilliard wrote that they will be contacted to file claims when processing resumes.