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Labor/Employment

May 7, 2020

Pandemic has exposed fragility of unemployment system

By taking out a federal loan to meet growing demands for unemployment benefits across the state, California might be positioning employers to pay higher taxes in the next few years to help with repayment, stakeholders say, while the state's struggle to keep up with claims could also put more pressure on employers to reclassify workers.

By taking out a federal loan to meet growing demands for unemployment benefits across the state, California might be positioning employers to pay higher taxes in the next few years to help with repayment, stakeholders say, while the state's struggle to keep up with claims could also put more pressure on employers to reclassify workers.

The coronavirus pandemic has exposed the fragility of California's unemployment system, said Mauri...

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