The Employment Development Department (EDD) uses a broad variety of services to millions of Californians under Unemployment Insurance (UI), State Disability Insurance (SDI), labor force investment (Jobs and Training), and Labor Market Information programs. As the state's largest tax collection company, the EDD likewise manages the audit and collection of payroll taxes and preserves employment records for more than 17 million California workers.

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

- Assisting companies with their labor needs.

• Helping job candidates obtain employment.
• Administering the federally-funded workforce financial investment programs for grownups, dislocated employees, and youth.
• Assisting disadvantaged receivers in becoming 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 Employment Opportunity Office Legal Office
  
  Administration Branch
  
  The Administration Branch provides administrative assistance to the Department consisting of service operations preparing and assistance services, human resource services for EDD staff members, and accounting for the Department's yearly budget plan.
  
  Directorate Office
  
  The Director's Office manages the direction of the Department to ensure that programs and services follow the Department's objective and objectives. In addition, the Director's Office consists of:
  
  Equal Employment Opportunity Office: Investigates and deals with discrimination complaints filed against the Department by workers, companies, and candidates for work and training, and supplies specialist services on all aspects of equal job opportunity. Legal Office: Provides legal guidance and support to the Director and Department management in connection with lawsuit, 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 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 likewise administers the Paid Family Leave program and DI Elective Coverage program for self-employed individuals. Employers also have the choice of electing an alternative Voluntary Plan.
  
  Infotech Branch
  
  The Infotech Branch is responsible for preparing policy advancement, system maintenance, assistance, operations, and oversight of automated services within the Department. The Branch offers data processing technical assistance and services for among the biggest infotech environments in state federal government.
  
  Policy, Accountability, and Compliance Branch
  
  This branch offers crucial audit, examination, study, assessment, and evaluation services to the programs administered by the EDD and partnering firms. These services assistance programs run effectively and efficiently, satisfy federal and state statutory and regulative requirements, and secure billions of dollars in financial assets that pass through the EDD annually. Also works as the EDD's main liaison with state and federal elected officials and provides information, analyses, job and policy assistance on legislative matters to the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, the Governor's Office, and other governmental entities.
  
  Public Branch
  
  The General Public Affairs Branch is comprised of Marketing and Constituent Services, Communications, and the Web Content and Usability Group. The Public Affairs Branch offers outreach, marketing, communications, training that supports EDD programs and services, and handles the EDD website and social networks pages.
  
  Tax Branch
  
  One of the biggest taxation firms in the nation, the Tax Branch handles 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 collects almost $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 provides a variety of payroll tax workshops and workshops, and offers individually services to companies to help them satisfy their tax obligations.
  
  Learn more info 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 actually 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 benefits and receives and processes more than 2 million new claims. The program is moneyed by mandated company contributions. Additional services supplied 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 employment services operations on the planet offering services at numerous service areas statewide and connecting one million job candidates with companies each year.
  
  California gets federal Wagner-Peyser funds for employment services. Job hunter services include job referral, task search workshops, positioning services, and special assistance to individuals who are experiencing trouble in finding work.
  
  Services to employers include matching job openings with certified prospects and specialized recruitment campaigns. The Workforce Services Branch likewise provides 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 efforts that focus on preparing adults and youth for the labor force and constructing the state's economy. California distributes more than $394 million each year in federal funds to offer training services for grownups, dislocated workers, and 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 detailed and innovative work services and resources to satisfy the requirements of the California workforce.