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The Employment Development Department (EDD) uses a variety of services to millions of Californians under Unemployment Insurance (UI), State Disability Insurance (SDI), labor force financial investment (Jobs and Training), and Labor Market Information programs. As the state's biggest taxation firm, the EDD also manages the audit and collection of payroll taxes and maintains work records for more than 17 million California workers.

Among the biggest state departments, the EDD has workers situated at numerous service locations throughout California who provide lots of important services to millions each year, including:

- Assisting employers with their labor requirements.

• Helping task candidates obtain work.
• Administering the federally-funded labor force financial investment programs for grownups, dislocated employees, and youth.
• Assisting disadvantaged recipients in becoming self-sufficient.
• Helping jobless and disabled employees through the administration of the UI and SDI programs.
• Supporting state activities and benefit 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 supplies administrative support to the Department including company operations preparing and support services, personnel services for EDD employees, and accounting for the Department's annual budget.
  
  Directorate Office
  
  The Director's Office orchestrates the instructions of the Department to make sure that programs and services are constant with the Department's objective and objectives. In addition, the Director's Office includes:
  
  Equal Employment Opportunity Office: Investigates and fixes discrimination complaints filed versus the Department by workers, employers, and candidates for employment and training, and offers consultant services on all aspects of equal employment opportunity. Legal Office: Provides legal suggestions and support to the Director and Department management in connection with court cases, administrative hearings, agreements, legislation, and policy.
  
  Disability Insurance Branch
  
  For employment 60 years, the EDD had actually administered the SDI program, which offers partial wage replacement for California workers who are unable to work due to health problem, injury, or pregnancy. Each year, the EDD pays more than $4.2 billion in Disability Insurance (DI) 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 option of choosing an alternative Voluntary Plan.
  
  Infotech Branch
  
  The Information Technology Branch is responsible for preparing policy advancement, system upkeep, support, operations, and oversight of automated options within the Department. The Branch offers data processing technical support and services for among the biggest infotech environments in state 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 agencies. These services help programs operate successfully and effectively, satisfy federal and state statutory and regulatory requirements, and safeguard billions of dollars in financial properties that travel through the EDD annually. Also serves as the EDD's main intermediary with state and federal elected authorities and offers information, 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 General 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, communications, training that supports EDD programs and services, and handles the EDD site and social media pages.
  
  Tax Branch
  
  One of the biggest tax collection firms 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 company payroll tax files and remittances, and preserves records for more than 16 million employees. The Branch uses a variety of payroll tax seminars and employment workshops, and offers individually services to employers to assist them fulfill their tax responsibilities.
  
  Discover 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, have the ability to work, and are willing to accept employment. Each year, the EDD pays almost $6 billion UI benefits and receives and processes more than 2 million brand-new claims. The program is funded 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) runs one of the largest public employment services operations on the planet offering services at numerous service areas statewide and connecting one million task seekers with employers each year.
  
  California gets federal Wagner-Peyser funds for employment services. Job seeker services consist of job recommendation, job search workshops, placement services, and unique support to individuals who are experiencing problem in finding work.
  
  Services to companies consist of matching task openings with certified prospects and specialized recruitment campaigns. The Workforce Services Branch likewise offers CalJOBSSM, an online labor exchange system with thousands of task openings and the biggest pool of task applicants in California.
  
  The WSB also administers a number of statewide workforce preparation programs and efforts that focus on preparing adults and youth for the workforce and developing the state's economy. California distributes more than $394 million every year in federal funds to offer training services for grownups, dislocated workers, and youth through the America's Job Center of CaliforniaSM(AJCC), previously called One-Stop Career Centers. The AJCC system is a partnership of local, state, private, and public entities that offer detailed and ingenious work services and resources to fulfill the needs of the California labor force.