California became the first state to enact a paid family leave program in 2004. At the time, workers only got 55% of their wages and six weeks of paid leave.

The amount of fraud has dropped sharply since the pandemic, but California still faced financial liabilities from the unemployment surge.

An aerial view of the California State Capitol on Feb. 1, 2023, in Sacramento, California. Justin Sullivan Getty Images/TNS After the Employment Development Department struggled to meet Californians’ ...

If you value independent local news, become a sustainer today. Your gift could help unlock a $1M challenge. The California Democratic Party is betting that a tried-and-true playbook and ...

Last year, I left California to start my first full-time job elsewhere. At the time, I thought my move was temporary. Now, though, I’m sure: aside from a miraculous piece of divine intervention, I’m ...

California officials blasted the Trump administration’s plans to launch a full-sale investigation into unemployment fraud as ”purely political” — and blamed lost money on the feds. The US Department ...

LOS ANGELES, Feb 19 (Reuters) - A legal clash between the Trump administration and California over auto-pollution rules is coming to a head, with enormous financial implications for EV makers ...

Consider the odd journey of Julie Su, deputy mayor of New York City for “economic justice” under Zohran Mamdani — and former Secretary of Labor in California. Su oversaw California’s Employment ...

A significant change in California's weather pattern could result in back-to-back winter storms that deliver nearly an entire month's worth of rain and snow to the Golden State over the next week. A ...