The Employment Development Department (EDD) provides a wide range of services to millions of Californians under Unemployment Insurance (UI), State Disability Insurance (SDI), workforce investment (Jobs and Training), and Labor Market Information programs. As the state’s biggest tax collection firm, the EDD also deals with the audit and collection of payroll taxes and keeps work records for more than 17 million California workers.

One of the largest state departments, the EDD has employees situated at numerous service areas throughout California who offer many important services to millions each year, consisting of:

- Assisting companies with their labor requirements.

• Helping task applicants obtain work.
• Administering the federally-funded workforce financial investment programs for adults, dislocated employees, and youth.
• Assisting disadvantaged receivers in ending up being self-sufficient.
• Helping out of work and handicapped employees through the administration of the UI and SDI programs.
• Supporting state activities and advantage programs by collecting and administering employment-related taxes (UI, SDI, Employment Training Tax, and Personal Income Tax withholding).
  
  EDD Branches
  
  Administration Branch Directorate Office Equal Employment Opportunity Office Legal Office
  
  Administration Branch
  
  The Administration Branch offers administrative assistance to the Department consisting of organization operations planning and assistance services, human resource services for EDD staff members, and accounting for the Department’s annual spending plan.
  
  Directorate Office
  
  The Director’s Office orchestrates the direction of the Department to ensure that programs and services follow the Department’s objective and goals. In addition, the Director’s Office consists of:
  
  Equal Job Opportunity Office: Investigates and solves discrimination problems filed against the Department by staff members, companies, and employment candidates for work and training, and supplies specialist services on all aspects of equal job opportunity. Legal Office: Provides legal suggestions and support to the Director and Department management in connection with court cases, administrative hearings, contracts, legislation, and guideline.
  
  Disability Insurance Branch
  
  For 60 years, the EDD had administered the SDI program, which offers partial wage replacement for California workers who are not able to work due to disease, injury, or pregnancy. Each year, the EDD pays more than $4.2 billion in Disability Insurance (DI) benefits and receives and processes more than 927,000 claims. The DI Branch likewise administers the Paid Family Leave program and DI Elective Coverage program for self-employed individuals. Employers also have the alternative of choosing an alternative Voluntary Plan.
  
  Infotech Branch
  
  The Information Technology Branch is accountable for preparing policy development, system upkeep, assistance, operations, and oversight of automated options within the Department. The Branch supplies data processing technical support and services for one of the largest info technology environments in state government.
  
  Policy, Accountability, and Compliance Branch
  
  This branch supplies key audit, investigation, survey, evaluation, and evaluation services to the programs administered by the EDD and partnering companies. These services help programs run effectively and effectively, meet federal and state statutory and regulatory requirements, and safeguard billions of dollars in financial possessions that travel through the EDD yearly. Also serves as the EDD’s primary liaison with state and federal elected officials and provides details, analyses, and policy guidance on legislative matters to the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, the Governor’s Office, and other governmental entities.
  
  Public Affairs Branch
  
  The General Public Affairs Branch is consisted of Marketing and Constituent Services, Communications, employment and the Web Content and Usability Group. The General Public Affairs Branch offers outreach, marketing, interactions, training that supports EDD programs and services, and manages the EDD website and social networks pages.
  
  Tax Branch
  
  Among the biggest tax collection companies in the nation, the Tax Branch handles all administrative, employment education, customer care, and enforcement functions for the audit and employment collection of UI, DI, Employment Training Tax, and Personal Income Tax (PIT) withholding. Each year, the EDD collects practically $54 billion in payroll taxes, consisting of more than $42 billion in PIT, more than 27 million company payroll tax files and remittances, and keeps records for more than 16 million workers. The Branch provides a range of payroll tax workshops and workshops, and provides one-on-one services to companies to assist them satisfy their tax responsibilities.
  
  Find out more info about EDD’s Payroll Taxes.
  
  Unemployment Insurance Branch
  
  Established more than 60 years earlier, the Unemployment Insurance (UI) program provides benefits to people who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own, are actively seeking work, are able to work, and are ready to accept employment. Each year, the EDD pays out almost $6 billion UI advantages and gets and processes more than 2 million brand-new claims. The program is funded by mandated company contributions. Additional services provided under the UI program include Work Sharing, employment Disaster Unemployment Assistance, and Trade Adjustment Assistance.
  
  Workforce Services Branch
  
  The Workforce Services Branch (WSB) runs one of the biggest public employment services operations in the world providing services at hundreds of service locations statewide and connecting one million task hunters with companies each year.
  
  California receives federal Wagner-Peyser funds for employment services. Job hunter services consist of job referral, task search workshops, positioning services, and special assistance to people who are experiencing trouble in finding work.
  
  Services to employers consist of matching task openings with certified candidates and specialized recruitment campaigns. The Workforce Services Branch also offers CalJOBSSM, an online labor exchange system with thousands of job openings and the biggest pool of task seekers in California.
  
  The WSB likewise administers several statewide labor force preparation programs and initiatives that focus on preparing grownups and youth for the labor force and developing the state’s economy. California disperses more than $394 million yearly in federal funds to provide training services for grownups, dislocated workers, and youth through the America’s Job Center of CaliforniaSM(AJCC), formerly referred to as One-Stop Career Centers. The AJCC system is a partnership of regional, state, private, and public entities that supply thorough and innovative work services and resources to fulfill the requirements of the California workforce.