Business Insider: California EDD implementing ID.me after two week reset

Oct. 7, 2020
By Barbara Smith, Business Insider
Following a 2-week freeze on unemployment filings, California EDD implemented ID.me to diminish the unemployment backlog and catch fraudsters looking to illegally receive funds.
“The end of the two-week hiatus ushered in ID.me, which the agency says will help “avoid the lengthy manual review that can delay payments and EDD can more aggressively stop scammers at the front door.”