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

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

- Assisting companies with their labor requirements.

• Helping job seekers get employment.
• Administering the federally-funded labor force investment programs for adults, dislocated workers, and youth.
• Assisting disadvantaged receivers in becoming self-sufficient.
• Helping unemployed and disabled 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 supplies administrative assistance to the Department consisting of company operations planning and support services, personnel services for EDD employees, and accounting for the Department's annual budget plan.
  
  Directorate Office
  
  The Director's Office orchestrates the direction of the Department to make sure that programs and services are consistent with the Department's objective and objectives. In addition, the Director's Office consists of:
  
  Equal Job Opportunity Office: Investigates and deals with discrimination complaints submitted versus the Department by staff members, employers, and candidates for employment and training, and supplies expert services on all elements of equal employment opportunity. Legal Office: Provides legal suggestions and assistance to the Director and Department management in connection with lawsuit, administrative hearings, contracts, legislation, and regulation.
  
  Disability Insurance Branch
  
  For 60 years, the EDD had administered the SDI program, which supplies partial wage replacement for California employees who are unable to work due to disease, 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 people. Employers also have the option of choosing an alternative Voluntary Plan.
  
  Information Technology Branch
  
  The Infotech Branch is responsible for preparing policy development, system maintenance, assistance, operations, and oversight of automated solutions within the Department. The Branch provides information processing technical assistance and services for one of the biggest infotech environments in state federal government.
  
  Policy, Accountability, and Compliance Branch
  
  This branch supplies essential audit, examination, study, evaluation, and review services to the programs administered by the EDD and partnering agencies. These services help programs run efficiently and effectively, fulfill federal and state statutory and regulative requirements, and protect billions of dollars in monetary properties that go through the EDD yearly. Also functions as the EDD's main intermediary with state and federal chosen officials and offers 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 Branch is made up of Marketing and Constituent Services, Communications, and the Web Content and Usability Group. The Public Affairs Branch offers outreach, marketing, interactions, training that supports EDD programs and services, and handles the EDD website and social media pages.
  
  Tax Branch
  
  One of the biggest taxation companies in the country, the Tax Branch deals with all administrative, education, customer support, 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, including more than $42 billion in PIT, processes more than 27 million employer payroll tax documents and remittances, and keeps records for more than 16 million employees. The Branch offers a range of payroll tax seminars and workshops, and offers one-on-one services to companies to help them satisfy their tax commitments.
  
  Discover more information about EDD's Payroll Taxes.
  
  Unemployment Insurance Branch
  
  Established more than 60 years ago, the Unemployment Insurance (UI) program supplies benefits to individuals who have actually lost their jobs through no fault of their own, are actively seeking work, have the ability to work, and are ready to accept employment. Each year, the EDD pays nearly $6 billion UI advantages and receives and processes more than 2 million new claims. The program is moneyed by mandated company contributions. Additional services provided under the UI program consist of Work Sharing, Disaster Unemployment Assistance, and Trade Adjustment Assistance.
  
  Workforce Services Branch
  
  The Workforce Services Branch (WSB) operates one of the biggest public employment services operations on the planet providing services at hundreds of service locations statewide and connecting one million job candidates with companies each year.
  
  California receives federal Wagner-Peyser funds for work services. Job hunter services consist of task recommendation, job search workshops, positioning services, and special support to people who are experiencing trouble in finding work.
  
  Services to companies consist of matching job openings with qualified prospects and specialized recruitment campaigns. The Workforce Services Branch also uses CalJOBSSM, an online labor exchange system with thousands of job openings and the largest pool of task candidates in California.
  
  The WSB likewise administers numerous statewide labor force preparation programs and efforts that concentrate on preparing grownups and youth for the workforce and constructing the state's economy. California disperses more than $394 million annually in federal funds to supply training services for adults, dislocated employees, 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 partnership of local, state, personal, and public entities that offer comprehensive and ingenious work services and resources to satisfy the requirements of the California labor force.