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State, county and city officials detail relief, workforce grants and business assistance after LA fires
Summary
EDD, Los Angeles County and Los Angeles City officials summarized unemployment and disaster job assistance, new workforce grants (NDWG and Additional Assistance), and local relief funds for workers and small businesses affected by the Jan. 7 fires.
State and local workforce officials described steps under way to help displaced workers and small businesses following the Jan. 7 Los Angeles wildfires, including unemployment and disaster‑assistance benefits, federally funded temporary jobs and new local relief funds.
Immediate benefits and claims Employment Development Department Director Nancy Ferris told the committees that EDD has processed more than 7,000 regular unemployment insurance claims and over 4,500 federal disaster unemployment assistance (DUA) claims since the fires. The governor waived the one‑week waiting period for UI and FEMA extended the DUA application deadline from March 10 to March 31,…
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