About 1 million Californians could have to repay pandemic unemployment money to EDD

[TexasTowelie]

About 1 million Californians who got unemployment payments from the pandemic-related federal benefit program now have to prove to the state they had a prior work history – or face paying back benefits.

“A potential overpayment could be all benefits you received,” warns the state’s Employment Development Department, which manages California’s unemployment program.

And, EDD says, “we will add a 30% penalty if we determine that you intentionally gave false information or withheld information to receive benefits.”

According to the federal rules, the new documentation requirement could also apply to those who filed a claim and never even received a payment.

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