Julie Su, California’s labor head, nominated by Biden for deputy role amid state’s EDD scandal

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[BenLurkin]

Joe Biden nominated Julie Su, the head of California’s labor agency, on Wednesday as the deputy U.S. secretary of labor, potentially putting another Californian in a top administration job and focusing a brighter spotlight on the state’s ongoing unemployment fraud scandal.

Su will likely face questions over the state’s handling of skyrocketing unemployment claims during the pandemic. State officials estimate California has likely paid out $11 billion in fraudulent payments, including to prisoners. People who lost their jobs because of coronavirus-related business closures often waited weeks or even months for checks, and millions of people might have to pay back some of their benefits because the state overpaid them.

Tom Manzo, head of the California Business and Industrial Alliance, sent letters this month to Republican Sens. Mitch McConnell and Richard Burr, criticizing Su for the state’s unemployment fraud as well as a state labor policy that allows employees to file lawsuits against their employers for civil penalties, which the group said hurts small businesses.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

:: state’s EDD scandal ::

California has an Erectile Dysfunction Disease scandal?
Who-dathunk?

[ridesthemiles]

The prior number was $30 BILLION-—

NOW it is $11 billion???

B S

IF they admitted to $30 Billion, as a person who lived in Calif for OVER 40 years, I will bet that the real number of losses is more like $60 BILLION.

[ronnie raygun]

What, she’s perfect for the job!