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Calif. EDD call centers won't shut for furloughs
February 3rd, 2009, 2:15 pm · 3 Comments · posted by Mary Ann Milbourn
California's Employment Development Department offices will be closed two days a month due to furloughs, but the call centers will remain open and workers will staff the phone lines, EDD says.
Last week, the EDD posted a notice saying its offices and call centers would be closed the first and third Friday of every month as part of the furlough program imposed because of California's budget crisis.
A new press release now says EDD won approval for the unemployment insurance program staff to continue working on the furlough days. A skeleton crew from the tax branch will also work because of the role they play in generating revenues by collecting payroll taxes.
Most one-stop centers and the disability insurance and paid family leave insurance offices will be closed on furlough days.
Friday, Feb. 6, will be the first furlough day that EDD offices will be closed. Offices will also be closed Feb. 20 for a furlough day. All state workers also are off on the two Presidents' Day holidays, Feb. 12 and Feb. 16.
Read the EDD's staffing policy on furlough days HERE.
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Will they collect unemployment?
First of all, you can not even contact these people under normal circumstances. With all the people filing these days and a skeleton crew, forget it. Not to mention they state has no money.
When you call, a computer answers the phone. It tells you the call volume is high and it just hangs up on you.
I needed to apply months back, but had some questions about the process. I tried to call every day for weeks, multiple times each day and could never get anyone on. I gave up, and they dropped the ball on me.