Schwarzenegger blasts unemployment appeals board over backlog
July 30, 2009 by admin
Filed under Career News and Advice
Reporting from Sacramento —
Stung by criticism, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger blasted his administration’s Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board, plagued by a massive backlog in handling appeals of jobless Californians denied unemployment compensation.
The board has blamed the governor’s policies for at least part of an 82,500-case pileup, citing state-ordered work furloughs for its employees. Now Schwarzenegger is firing back, saying board staff members, including judges, are not working …
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