California has one of the largest unemployment insurance programs in the country, paying out benefits to over a million people.

The charges announced today are just a snapshot of the bigger picture, not just in Massachusetts but across the country.” ...

U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, remaining in the same range of recent years despite a broadly ...

California’s legislative leaders say they want to rename César Chavez Day following stunning abuse allegations against the ...

Cesar Chavez’s labor union, United Farm Workers, could face lawsuits for his sex abuse of girls and women decades ago, experts say.

The U.S. unemployment system is not prepared for a recession, with some states having failed to raise their maximum weekly benefit in decades, experts say.

Prosecutors have filed felony charges against two Los Angeles police officers who are accused of collecting tens of thousands of dollars in unemployment benefits during the pandemic while still ...

PHOENIX — A Tucson couple was sentenced last month for stealing thousands of dollars from the Arizona Department of Economic Security through Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) benefits, ...

Two California Democrats have introduced a bill to restore full Medi-Cal coverage for illegal immigrants age 19 and older. In June 2025, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state Legislature paused ...

UC - Santa Cruz found fewer jobs and worker hours, but more order kiosks, mobile apps and AI drive-through ordering systems at CA eateries.

Many Latino immigrants avoid public benefits because of fears about their immigration status or that of family members, which is heightened by anti-immigration rhetoric. This study used data from the ...

Workers at franchised fast food restaurants got a big pay bump about two years ago. A UC Santa Cruz economics researcher suggests that may have come with a side of unintended consequences.