The Employment Development Department (EDD) uses a wide range of services to millions of Californians under Unemployment Insurance (UI), State Disability Insurance (SDI), labor force investment (Jobs and Training), and employment 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 maintains work records for more than 17 million California workers.

One of the biggest state departments, the EDD has staff members situated at hundreds of service locations throughout California who supply numerous essential services to millions each year, consisting of:

- Assisting companies with their labor needs.

• Helping job seekers get work.
• Administering the federally-funded labor force investment programs for grownups, dislocated workers, 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 Tax withholding).
  
  EDD Branches
  
  Administration Branch Directorate Office Equal Employment Opportunity Office Legal Office
  
  Administration Branch
  
  The Administration Branch provides administrative support to the Department including business operations planning and support services, employment human resource services for EDD employees, and accounting for the Department's annual budget plan.
  
  Directorate Office
  
  The Director's Office orchestrates the instructions of the Department to ensure that programs and services are consistent with the Department's mission and objectives. In addition, the Director's Office consists of:
  
  Equal Employment Opportunity Office: Investigates and resolves discrimination problems submitted against the Department by workers, companies, and applicants for employment and training, and employment offers expert services on all aspects of equivalent job opportunity. Legal Office: Provides legal recommendations and assistance to the Director and Department management in connection with court cases, administrative hearings, agreements, legislation, and policy.
  
  Disability Insurance Branch
  
  For 60 years, the EDD had actually administered the SDI program, which provides partial wage replacement for California employees who are unable to work due to illness, injury, or pregnancy. Each year, the EDD pays out more than $4.2 billion in Disability Insurance (DI) advantages and gets 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 likewise have the choice of choosing an alternative Voluntary Plan.
  
  Infotech Branch
  
  The Information Technology Branch is accountable for planning policy development, system upkeep, assistance, operations, and oversight of automated services within the Department. The Branch supplies information processing technical assistance and services for one of the biggest infotech environments in state federal government.
  
  Policy, Accountability, and Compliance Branch
  
  This branch offers key audit, examination, survey, assessment, and evaluation services to the programs administered by the EDD and partnering firms. These services help programs run effectively and efficiently, meet federal and state statutory and regulatory requirements, and secure billions of dollars in financial possessions that pass through the EDD yearly. Also acts as the EDD's primary intermediary with state and federal elected authorities and provides 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 consisted of Marketing and Constituent Services, Communications, and the Web Content and Usability Group. The Public Affairs Branch provides 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 tax collection agencies in the country, employment the Tax Branch handles 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, employment the EDD collects almost $54 billion in payroll taxes, consisting of more than $42 billion in PIT, processes more than 27 million company payroll tax files and remittances, and preserves records for more than 16 million workers. The Branch uses a range of payroll tax seminars and workshops, and provides one-on-one services to employers to assist them meet their tax commitments.
  
  Learn more details 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 seeking work, have the ability to work, and want to accept employment. Each year, the EDD pays almost $6 billion UI benefits and gets 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) runs among the biggest public employment services operations in the world providing services at numerous service places statewide and connecting one million job hunters with companies each year.
  
  California gets federal Wagner-Peyser funds for work services. Job seeker services consist of task referral, employment job search workshops, positioning services, and special support to individuals who are experiencing problem in finding work.
  
  Services to companies include matching task openings with certified prospects and specialized recruitment campaigns. The Workforce Services Branch also provides CalJOBSSM, an online labor exchange system with thousands of job openings and the biggest pool of task seekers in California.
  
  The WSB also administers numerous statewide workforce preparation programs and initiatives that focus on preparing adults and youth for the manpower and developing the state's economy. California distributes more than $394 million every year in federal funds to offer training services for adults, 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 partnership of local, state, personal, and public entities that provide extensive and ingenious employment services and resources to satisfy the needs of the California workforce.