The Employment Development Department (EDD) uses a broad 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 taxation agency, the EDD also handles the audit and collection of payroll taxes and keeps employment records for more than 17 million California workers.

One of the largest state departments, the EDD has employees situated at numerous service locations throughout California who provide lots of crucial services to millions each year, consisting of:

- Assisting employers with their labor requirements.

• Helping job hunters acquire work.
• Administering the federally-funded labor force financial investment programs for grownups, dislocated workers, and youth.
• Assisting disadvantaged recipients in ending up being self-dependent.
• Helping unemployed and disabled workers 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 Job Opportunity Office Legal Office
  
  Administration Branch
  
  The Administration Branch offers administrative support to the Department including service operations planning and support services, human resource services for EDD workers, and accounting for the Department's yearly budget plan.
  
  Directorate Office
  
  The Director's Office manages the direction of the Department to guarantee that programs and services follow the Department's mission and objectives. In addition, the Director's Office includes:
  
  Equal Employment Opportunity Office: Investigates and deals with discrimination grievances filed versus the Department by workers, companies, and applicants for employment and training, and offers expert services on all elements of equal job opportunity. Legal Office: Provides legal suggestions and support to the Director and Department management in connection with court cases, employment administrative hearings, agreements, legislation, and regulation.
  
  Disability Insurance Branch
  
  For 60 years, the EDD had administered the SDI program, which provides partial wage replacement for California workers who are not able to work due to illness, injury, or pregnancy. Each year, the EDD pays more than $4.2 billion in Disability Insurance (DI) advantages and receives and processes more than 927,000 claims. The DI Branch also administers the Paid Family Leave program and DI Elective Coverage program for self-employed individuals. likewise have the option of electing an alternative Voluntary Plan.
  
  Infotech Branch
  
  The Information Technology Branch is responsible for preparing policy development, system upkeep, assistance, operations, and oversight of automated options within the Department. The Branch provides information processing technical support and services for one of the largest details innovation environments in state federal government.
  
  Policy, Accountability, and Compliance Branch
  
  This branch offers crucial audit, investigation, study, assessment, and review services to the programs administered by the EDD and partnering companies. These services aid programs run successfully and effectively, fulfill federal and state statutory and regulatory requirements, and safeguard billions of dollars in financial assets that pass through the EDD every year. Also functions as the EDD's main liaison with state and federal chosen authorities and offers details, analyses, and policy guidance on legal matters to the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, the Governor's Office, and other governmental entities.
  
  Public Affairs Branch
  
  The Public Affairs Branch is made up of Marketing and Constituent Services, Communications, and the Web Content and Usability Group. The General Public Affairs Branch supplies outreach, marketing, interactions, training that supports EDD programs and services, and manages the EDD site and social media pages.
  
  Tax Branch
  
  One of the largest tax collection companies in the nation, the Tax Branch manages all administrative, education, client service, and enforcement functions for the audit and 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, processes more than 27 million employer payroll tax files and remittances, and maintains records for more than 16 million workers. The Branch offers a variety of payroll tax workshops and workshops, and offers individually services to companies to assist them satisfy their tax commitments.
  
  Learn more information about EDD's Payroll Taxes.
  
  Unemployment Insurance Branch
  
  Established more than 60 years earlier, the Unemployment Insurance (UI) program offers benefits to individuals who have lost their tasks through no fault of their own, are actively looking for work, are able to work, and are prepared to accept employment. Each year, the EDD pays out almost $6 billion UI benefits and receives and processes more than 2 million new claims. The program is funded by mandated company contributions. Additional services offered under the UI program consist of Work Sharing, Disaster Unemployment Assistance, and Trade Adjustment Assistance.
  
  Workforce Services Branch
  
  The Workforce Services Branch (WSB) runs among the biggest public work services operations in the world using services at hundreds of service locations statewide and linking one million job candidates with employers each year.
  
  California receives federal Wagner-Peyser funds for employment services. Job hunter services include job referral, job search workshops, positioning services, and unique assistance to individuals who are experiencing problem in finding work.
  
  Services to companies include matching job openings with qualified candidates and specialized recruitment projects. The Workforce Services Branch likewise provides CalJOBSSM, an online labor exchange system with thousands of task openings and the largest swimming pool of job candidates in California.
  
  The WSB likewise administers a number of statewide labor force preparation programs and efforts that concentrate on preparing grownups and youth for the manpower and constructing the state's economy. California disperses more than $394 million each year in federal funds to supply training services for adults, dislocated employees, and youth through the America's Job Center of CaliforniaSM(AJCC), previously referred to as One-Stop Career Centers. The AJCC system is a cooperation of regional, state, personal, and public entities that offer comprehensive and innovative employment services and resources to satisfy the needs of the California workforce.