I was trying to access the California Job Service:: Cal JOBS:: Employment Resource and received the following message:
CalJOBSSM Temporarily Unavailable
As of Friday, October 23, 2009, CalJOBSSM, California’s online job exchange system is temporarily unavailable. EDD recently took this precaution in light of a few isolated cases of unauthorized access to posted résumé information. Such access was available to a limited number of résumé postings and did not compromise confidential information contained in the system such as Social Security numbers. EDD is working to ensure that the entire system is fully secure before restoring access to the CalJOBSSM site. Please check back to this site for further updates.
ATTENTION Unemployment Insurance Claimants: The CalJOBSSM registration requirement is suspended until the CalJOBSSM system is available again. Failure to register will not affect your eligibility for unemployment benefits while the system is unavailable.
It is not necessary to contact EDD to inquire about your CalJOBSSM registration requirement. However, you must attend any and all scheduled appointments required for your unemployment insurance benefits.
[Flynn’s comments: What would happen to those who were laid off and cannot log online to file for unemployment? Does this mean they have to drive to their local EDD and wait in a long line? Where is the statistical data to count those who are still collecting unemployment benefits or not looking for a job after giving up or cannot collect unemployment and NOT working?
Tags: economic recession, temp jobs, unemployment, work
