State agency wasted $4.6 million on thousands of unused cell phones, audit shows

Surge in unemployment claims prompts Employment Development Department to buy thousands of cell phones, but they weren’t used, audit finds.

California EDD wasted over $4.6 million in state funds on unused mobile devices, audit finds

The largest amount of state funding the auditor found spent improperly was $4.6 million by the Employment Development ...

California’s troubled unemployment agency squandered $4.6M on cell phones, devices that went unused for years

California’s troubled Employment Development Department squandered millions on cell phone plans for devices that were shoved ...

California unemployment agency paid $4.6 million in monthly fees for unused cellphones

California's unemployment department bought more cellphones than it needed during the COVID pandemic and kept paying for ...
Hoodline

EDD Burns Millions on 'Ghost' Cellphones Nobody Used, Audit Says

According to a report by the California State Auditor, reviewers examined 54 months of billing and found EDD paid about $4.62 ...

California State Auditor's Office finds more than $5M in waste

A new report released by the California State Auditor's Office found more than $5.1 million of waste, misuse or improper ...
The Monterey County Herald

Marco Lucido, Workplace Law: The employment development department’s work sharing program

Question: I run a large warehouse with over 300 employees and business has been steadily decreasing for the last five months. I need to reduce my overhead, but I don’t want to lay off my staff because ...