If it's not going to be paid, then guess what happened? Employers have to pay much higher rate. Some estimates show California employment Development Department distributed approximately 30 billion, as I just mentioned, during the pandemic. So Mister Taylor, in your opinion, why was California was the epicenter for UI fraud during the pandemic? Thank you, Representative Steele. (04:03–04:15)
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