Disability care workers Ricardo Zegri and Niurka Sureda-Jackson sit outside the California state Capitol on April 10. Zegri says Taco Bell would pay him more than the $19 an hour he makes as a ...

After stealing the identities of death row inmates and even a sitting U.S. senator to make off with billions of dollars in fraudulent unemployment benefits during the pandemic, scammers have now moved ...

SACRAMENTO — After suspending 345,000 disability checks because of fraud concerns, California officials on Thursday said nearly all of those claims were associated with criminals trying to trick the ...

UCLA junior Vivek Chotai doesn’t plan to pursue his school’s new disability studies major — the first of its kind at any public university in the state — or even take classes in it. Yet for the ...

CAPITOL RIGHT NOW. THE STATE WILL TAKE A LITTLE MORE MONEY OUT OF THE PAYCHECKS OF ALL CALIFORNIA WORKERS, STARTING IN THE NEW YEAR, AND THIS IS BECAUSE OF A SMALL TAX INCREASE THAT WAS QUIETLY ...

After stealing the identities of death row inmates and even a sitting U.S. senator to make off with billions of dollars in fraudulent unemployment benefits during the pandemic, scammers have now moved ...

On April 4, a coalition including the Berkeley-based organization Disability Rights Advocates filed a motion for a preliminary injunction against California’s Vote-by-Mail program. The motion ...

Reality Check is a Bee series holding officials and organizations accountable and shining a light on their decisions. Have a tip? Email [email protected]. California workers who serve those with ...

Christina Cedillo has a sticky note on her computer, reminding her what buttons to press when she calls California’s employment department with questions about disability benefits. But at this point, ...

Disability care workers Ricardo Zegri and Niurka Sureda-Jackson sit outside the California state Capitol on April 10 in Sacramento. Zegri says Taco Bell would pay him more than the $19 an hour he ...