Unemployed Californians face months of delays when appealing denial of jobless benefits
LA TimesA boutique is shut down in San Diego in May. “The judges and staff are working as quickly as possible to resolve UI appeals once received from EDD,” said Board Chairman Marty Block, a former state senator from San Diego. “EDD recently acknowledged that it is has taken four to six weeks to send appeals to since December, which makes it virtually impossible for us to improve our timeliness figures,” Cutri told the board. In addition, the appeals board’s staff, including many of its administrative law judges, were included in a state budget-cutting move last July that gives workers two personal leave days per month in exchange for a salary reduction. The board, he said, “has maximized its appeal hearing capacity within the limits of current staffing.” “Board Members, judges and staff understand the dire need for Unemployment Insurance benefits during this pandemic,” he said.
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