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Industry Workers Suddenly Unemployed By COVID-19 Outbreak Are Eligible For Expedited California Unemployment Benefits
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deadline.comBy David Robb Labor Editor Entertainment industry workers in California who have lost their jobs because of the coronavirus outbreak are eligible to receive expedited unemployment benefits of up to $450 a week from the state’s Employment Development Department.
Anyone who lost their job because they contracted the virus, or are caregiving for someone who has, could receive as much as $1,300 a week.
Thousands of industry workers have been thrown out of work in recent days as film and TV productions have shut down all across the state.
The job losses are real, but the EDD notes that “There is no evidence of widespread transmission of COVID-19 in California at this time.” https://www.edd.ca.gov/about_edd/coronavirus-2019.htm “If your
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