The Employment Development Department (EDD) provides a variety of services to millions of Californians under Unemployment Insurance (UI), State Disability Insurance (SDI), labor force financial 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 maintains employment records for more than 17 million California workers.

Among the largest state departments, the EDD has workers located at numerous service locations throughout California who provide many crucial services to millions each year, including:

- Assisting companies with their labor needs.

• Helping job applicants obtain work.
• Administering the federally-funded labor force investment programs for adults, dislocated employees, and youth.
• Assisting disadvantaged recipients in becoming self-dependent.
• Helping out of work and disabled workers through the administration of the UI and SDI programs.
• Supporting state activities and benefit programs by gathering 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 supplies administrative support to the Department consisting of service operations preparing and assistance services, human resource for EDD staff members, and accounting for the Department’s yearly budget plan.
  
  Directorate Office
  
  The Director’s Office manages the instructions of the Department to guarantee that programs and services follow the Department’s objective and objectives. In addition, the Director’s Office includes:
  
  Equal Employment Opportunity Office: Investigates and deals with discrimination complaints submitted against the Department by workers, companies, and applicants for [forum.batman.gainedge.org](https://forum.batman.gainedge.org/index.php?action=profile