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

FRESNO, Calif. -- On Thursday, the State Auditor said the California Employment Development Department is making it easier for criminals to conduct identity theft and fraud by printing social security ...

Labor Department deploys specialized "strike team" to California over alleged unemployment fraud and $21 billion in improper ...

More than 3 million Californians are expected to receive lost wages assistance payments by the end of this week, after the state's employment development department took two weeks to tackle "fraud" ...