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 Labor Market Information programs. As the state’s largest tax collection agency, the EDD also manages the audit and collection of payroll taxes and employment preserves employment records for more than 17 million California workers.

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

- Assisting companies with their labor requirements.

• Helping task applicants get work.
• Administering the federally-funded labor force investment programs for adults, dislocated workers, and youth.
• Assisting disadvantaged receivers in ending up being self-sufficient.
• Helping out of work 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 provides administrative support to the Department consisting of service operations planning and assistance services, personnel services for EDD employees, and accounting for the Department’s yearly spending plan.
  
  Directorate Office
  
  The Director’s Office manages the instructions of the Department to guarantee that programs and services follow the Department’s mission and goals. In addition, the Director’s Office consists of:
  
  Equal Employment Opportunity Office: Investigates and solves discrimination complaints submitted against the Department by staff members, companies, and applicants for employment and training, and supplies consultant services on all aspects of equal employment opportunity. Legal Office: Provides legal recommendations and support 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 offers partial wage replacement for California workers who are unable to work due to health problem, injury, or pregnancy. Each year, [employment](https://www.smfsimple.com/ultimateportaldemo/index.php?action=profile