The Employment Development Department (EDD) offers a variety of services to countless Californians under Unemployment Insurance (UI), State Disability Insurance (SDI), workforce financial investment (Jobs and Training), and Labor Market Information programs. As the state's biggest tax collection company, the EDD likewise deals with the audit and collection of payroll taxes and preserves employment records for more than 17 million California workers.

One of the biggest state departments, the EDD has staff members situated at numerous service places throughout California who offer many essential services to millions each year, including:

- Assisting employers with their labor needs.

• Helping task applicants get employment.
• Administering the federally-funded labor force investment programs for adults, dislocated employees, and youth.
• Assisting disadvantaged recipients in becoming self-dependent.
• Helping unemployed 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 Job Opportunity Office Legal Office
  
  Administration Branch
  
  The Administration Branch provides administrative support to the Department including organization operations planning and assistance services, personnel services for EDD workers, and accounting for the Department's yearly budget plan.
  
  Directorate Office
  
  The Director's Office manages the instructions of the Department to that programs and services follow the Department's mission and objectives. In addition, the Director's Office consists of:
  
  Equal Employment Opportunity Office: Investigates and fixes discrimination grievances filed against the Department by workers, employers, and candidates for employment and training, and supplies consultant services on all aspects of equal job opportunity. Legal Office: Provides legal advice and support to the Director and Department management in connection with lawsuit, administrative hearings, agreements, legislation, and regulation.
  
  Disability Insurance Branch
  
  For 60 years, the EDD had actually administered the SDI program, which supplies partial wage replacement for California workers who are unable to work due to disease, injury, or pregnancy. Each year, the EDD pays out 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 people. Employers also have the alternative of choosing an alternative Voluntary Plan.
  
  Information Technology Branch
  
  The Infotech Branch is accountable for planning policy advancement, system maintenance, assistance, operations, and oversight of automated solutions within the Department. The Branch offers data processing technical support and services for among the largest details technology environments in state federal government.
  
  Policy, Accountability, and Compliance Branch
  
  This branch offers essential audit, examination, study, evaluation, and evaluation services to the programs administered by the EDD and partnering firms. These services help programs operate efficiently and effectively, fulfill federal and state statutory and regulative requirements, and secure billions of dollars in financial possessions that pass through the EDD every year. Also serves as the EDD's main intermediary with state and federal elected authorities and provides information, analyses, and policy assistance on legal 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, 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 site and social media pages.
  
  Tax Branch
  
  One of the largest tax collection firms in the nation, the Tax Branch manages all administrative, education, customer care, and enforcement functions for the audit and collection of UI, DI, Employment Training Tax, and Personal Income Tax (PIT) withholding. Each year, the EDD gathers practically $54 billion in payroll taxes, consisting of more than $42 billion in PIT, processes more than 27 million company payroll tax documents and remittances, and maintains records for more than 16 million employees. The Branch offers a variety of payroll tax workshops and workshops, and provides individually services to companies to help them satisfy their tax commitments.
  
  Learn more information about EDD's Payroll Taxes.
  
  Unemployment Insurance Branch
  
  Established more than 60 years back, the Unemployment Insurance (UI) program offers benefits to people who have lost their tasks through no fault of their own, are actively looking for work, are able to work, and want to accept work. Each year, the EDD pays almost $6 billion UI benefits and receives and processes more than 2 million brand-new claims. The program is moneyed by mandated company contributions. Additional services offered under the UI program include Work Sharing, Disaster Unemployment Assistance, and Trade Adjustment Assistance.
  
  Workforce Services Branch
  
  The Workforce Services Branch (WSB) operates among the largest public work services operations on the planet using services at numerous service places statewide and linking one million task candidates with companies each year.
  
  California receives federal Wagner-Peyser funds for employment services. Job hunter services include job recommendation, job search workshops, placement services, and unique assistance to individuals who are experiencing problem in finding work.
  
  Services to companies consist of matching job openings with certified prospects and specialized recruitment campaigns. The Workforce Services Branch also provides CalJOBSSM, an online labor exchange system with thousands of task openings and the largest swimming pool of job hunters in California.
  
  The WSB also administers a number of statewide workforce preparation programs and efforts that concentrate on preparing adults and youth for the manpower and developing the state's economy. California distributes more than $394 million annually in federal funds to offer training services for adults, dislocated workers, and employment youth through the America's Job Center of CaliforniaSM(AJCC), previously referred to as One-Stop Career Centers. The AJCC system is a collaboration of local, state, personal, and public entities that supply thorough and innovative employment services and resources to meet the needs of the California workforce.