Site Map
This site map is an index of all pages within the Employment Development Department’s website.
- About the EDD
- Jobs
- Claims
- Employers
- Unemployment Insurance
- State Disability Insurance
- Jobs and Training
- Payroll Taxes
About the EDD
EDD Programs
Who We Are
Online Services
Jobs
Get Started
- America’s Job Center of CaliforniaSM
- EDD Office Locator
- Jobs and Training
- Resources for Job Seekers
- Toolbox for Job Seekers
Labor Market Information
Job Search Tools
- CalJOBSSM
- Job Fairs and Workshops
- Occupational Guides
- Career Opportunities with the EDD
- Training Resources for Job Seekers
Additional Resources
Claims
Unemployment Insurance
- Unemployment Insurance (UI) Overview
- Ways to File for Unemployment
- File a Claim with UI OnlineSM
- Certifying for Unemployment Benefits
- Certify Online with UI OnlineSM
- California Training Benefits
Disability Insurance
Employers
Manage Your Tax Account
- Payroll Taxes Information
- File and Pay Options
- e-Services for Business
- Employer Services Online
- Register as an Employer
- Work Opportunity Tax Credit
Respond to Claims
- Respond to Unemployment Insurance Claim Notices
- SIDES: Respond to DE 1101CZ Online
- Respond to State Disability Insurance Claims
- Unemployment Insurance Employer Information
- State Disability Insurance Employer Information
Hiring and Training
Fraud Information
- Fraud and Penalties: What You Need to Know
- EDD Actively Prosecutes Fraud – Recent Fraud Convictions
- What is Unemployment Insurance Fraud?
- Properly Report Work and Wages to Prevent Fraud
- Fraud in the DI and PFL Programs
- Report Fraud
Frequently Asked Questions
Resources
Unemployment Insurance
File an Unemployment Insurance Claim
Filing a Claim
- Information You Need to Apply for UI
- File or Reopen a UI Claim
- Eligibility Requirements
- Filing a UI Claim - Claim Process
- Unemployment Insurance - After You’ve Filed
- California Training Benefits
- More…
Getting Started
- About the UI Program
- Before You Start: Information You Need to Apply for UI
- Meeting Eligibility Requirements
- Top 10 Things You Should Know When Filing Your Claim (PDF)
- Types of UI Claims
Filing for Unemployment Insurance
- Filing a Claim: The Claim Process
- Ways to File or Reopen a UI Claim
- Unemployment Insurance Application (DE 1101I)
- Video: How to Apply for Unemployment
- After You’ve Filed – Eligibility Phone Interview
- UI Benefit Determination Guide
Additional Resources
- Fraud Prevention
- UI Frequently Asked Questions
- UI Tip Sheets and Fact Sheets
- Unemployment Insurance Application (Samples in Other Languages)
- UI Forms and Publications
- Contact UI
Manage a Claim
Getting Started
- UI OnlineSM
- Certifying for Benefits Process
- Meeting Eligibility Requirements
- Tips to Avoid UI Payment Delays, Overpayments, and Penalties
Certifying for UI Benefits
- Certifying for UI Benefits
- Ways to Certify for UI Benefits
- Understanding the Continued Claim Certification Questions
Preventing UI Fraud
- What is UI Fraud and What are the Consequences?
- Fraud Prevention
- Fraud Prevention and Detection Activities for Work and Wages
- How to Avoid Improper UI Payments
UI Benefit Decisions
- UI Benefit Determination Guide
- First Level Appeal
- Second Level Appeal
- Overpayments
- How to Pay Benefit Overpayments
- Collecting Unpaid Overpayments Through Your Tax Return or Lottery Money
Additional Resources
- How to Report Work and Wages
- How to Report School or Training
- UI Frequently Asked Questions
- UI Forms and Publications
UI Payment Information
Accessing Payment Information
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- FAQs – UI OnlineSM
- FAQs - Using the UI Self-Service Phone Line
- FAQs - Using the Automated Telephone System
- FAQs - Collecting Benefits
- FAQs - The EDD Debit CardSM
- FAQs - Form 1099G – Report of Taxable Unemployment Compensation Payments
- FAQs - Overpayments
Additional Resources
- Fraud and Penalties
- How to Avoid Improper UI Payments
- How to Pay Benefit Overpayments
- UI Forms and Publications
- Contact UI
Online Services
General UI Information
Appeals
About UI
- All UI Frequently Asked Questions
- Fraud Prevention
- Layoff Alternatives
- EDD Online Services
- Types of Claims
Contact UI
Forms and Publications
Fraud and Overpayments
- Fraud Prevention
- Identity Theft Prevention
- How to Pay for Overpayments
- Improper UI Payments
- Overpayments
- Your Tax Refund or Lottery Money Was Sent to the EDD
Jobs and Training Information
Employer Information
Employee Layoffs
- Layoff Alternatives
- Mass Layoffs & Wage Notices
- Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN)
- Types of UI Claims
- FAQs - My Employee Filed a Claim
UI Fraud
- FAQs - Fraud Information for Employers
- Fraud and Penalties
- Identity Theft Prevention
- Fraud Prevention
- Fraud Prevention and Detection Activities for Work and Wages
- Improper UI Payments
- Report Suspected Fraud
Responding to EDD
- Responding to UI Claim Notices
- SIDES
- Completing Benefit Audit Forms
- FAQs – Benefit Audits
- Timeliness Calculator
UI Benefit Decisions
- UI Benefit Determination Guide
- After You've Filed: Preparing for Telephone Interviews
- Preparing for Telephone Interviews
- First Level Appeal
- Second Level Appeal
Additional Resources
- UI Frequently Asked Questions
- UI Alternate Base Period Program Employer Tip Sheet
- UI Benefit Determination Guide
- UI Alternate Base Period Program Employer Tip Sheet
- UI Forms and Publications
- Contact UI
UI Frequently Asked Questions
Claimant FAQs
- Appeals
- Benefit Overpayment Credit Card Payments
- California Training Benefits
- Collecting Benefits
- Contacting UI
- EDD Debit CardSM
- Eligibility
- Form 1099G – Taxable Unemployment Compensation
- Fraud
- Overpayments
- Partial Claims
- Reporting Work and Wages
- School Employees
- Treasury Offset Program (TOP)
- UI OnlineSM
- Using the Automated Telephone System
- Work Sharing Information for Employees
Employer FAQs
- Appeals for Employers
- Benefit Audits
- California New Employee Registry
- Fraud for Employers
- Identity Verification Information for Employers
- My Employee Filed a Claim
- Partial Claims for Employers
- Payroll Taxes Frequently Asked Questions
- Reimbursable UI Benefit Charges
- SIDES
- Work Sharing Information for Employers
State Disability Insurance
File a Claim Information
Disability Insurance
Getting Started
- About Disability Insurance
- Disability Insurance Claim Process
- Am I Eligible for DI Benefits?
- Calculating Benefit Payment Amounts
- Types of Claims (e.g. Pregnancy, Bonding, Care)
File a Claim
- Options to File for DI Benefits (Online or by Mail)
- How to File a DI Claim in SDI Online
- How to File a DI Claim by Mail
- After You File for DI: Claim Processing
General Info
- Disability Insurance FAQs
- Forms and Publications
- Employers and Self-Employed
- Physicians/Practitioners
- Voluntary Plans
- Form 1099G FAQs (Reporting Taxes)
Manage a Claim
- Manage Your Claim with SDI Online
- Request to Stop or Extend Your DI Benefits
- FAQs - DI Benefit Payments
- Reporting Your Wages
- Overpayments
- Appeals
DI Eligibility and Benefits
- About Disability Insurance
- Disability Insurance Claim Process
- Options to File for DI Benefits (Online or by Mail)
- Am I Eligible for DI Benefits
- Calculating Benefit Payment Amounts
- Reporting Your Wages
- Part-Time Worker
- Workers’ Compensation
- EDD Debit CardSM
- How to File a DI Claim in SDI Online
- How to File a DI Claim by Mail
- After You File for DI: Claim Processing
- Manage Your Claim with SDI Online
- Request to Stop or Extend Your DI Benefits
PFL Eligibility and Benefits
- About Paid Family Leave
- Paid Family Leave Claim Process
- Options to File for PFL Benefits (Online or by Mail)
- Am I Eligible for PFL Benefits?
- Calculating PFL Benefit Payment Amounts
- Reporting Your Wages PFL
- Part-Time Worker
- Workers’ Compensation
- EDD Debit Card
- How to File a PFL Claim in SDI Online
- How to File a PFL Claim by Mail
- After You File for PFL: Claim Processing
- Manage Your PFL Claim with SDI Online
- Request to Stop or Extend Your PFL Benefits
DI and PFL Frequently Asked Questions
Manage a Claim Information
SDI Online and Self-Service Options
- Online Tutorials
- SDI Self-Service Options
- Disability Insurance (DI) Automated Phone Information System
- Paid Family Leave (PFL) Automated Phone Information System
- Employer/Physician-Practitioner Automated Phone Information System
- California State Government Employees Automated Phone Information System
Benefit Information
Frequently Asked Questions
Forms
Contact
Employers Information
SDI Online
General Information
Forms and Publications
- Disability Insurance Forms and Publications
- Paid Family Leave Insurance Forms, Publications and Informational Materials
- Disability Insurance Elective Coverage (DIEC) Forms and Publications
- Voluntary Plans Forms and Publications
Frequently Asked Questions
Physicians/Practitioners Information
SDI Online
General Information
Forms and Publications
Frequently Asked Questions
Voluntary Plan Information
General Information
- Voluntary Plans
- VP Security Deposit Requirements
- Online Services
- VP Claim Eligibility and Requirements
- VP Advisory Group
- Contribution Rates and Benefit Amounts
- Legal Requirements
- Pre-Requisites for Becoming a Voluntary Plan (VP) Employer
- Tax Reporting on Voluntary Plan Accounts
Forms and Publications
Frequently Asked Questions
General Information
About SDI
- About the SDI Program
- Disability Insurance
- Paid Family Leave
- FAQs
- SDI Self-Service Options
- Appeals
- Benefit Overpayments
- Other Resources
- Report Fraud
- SDI Contribution Rates
- SDI Online
- SDI Plans
- Part-Time Intermittent Reduced Work Schedule
- EDD Debit Card
Contact SDI
- Contact SDI
- Disability Insurance (DI) Automated Phone Information System
- Paid Family Leave (PFL) Automated Phone Information System
- Employer/Physician-Practitioner Automated Phone Information System
- California State Government Employees Automated Phone Information System
Education and Outreach
- Outreach Events Calendar
- Paid Family Leave Community Partners
- Paid Family Leave Market Research Report 2015
Forms and Publications
- Order a Claim Form
- Disability Insurance Forms and Publications
- Paid Family Leave Insurance Forms, Publications and Informational Materials
- Forms and Publications (en español)
- Voluntary Plans
SDI Frequently Asked Questions
Disability Insurance
- Eligibility
- Benefits
- SDI Online
- EDD Debit CardSM
- Benefit Payments, Certifications, and Continued Medical
- Integration/Coordination of State Disability Insurance Benefits
- Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation
- Part-time, Intermittent, or Reduced Work Schedule
- Pregnancy
- State Employees
- Workers’ Compensation
- Appeals/Fraud Detection and Deterrence
- Form 1099G
Paid Family Leave
- Eligibility
- Benefits
- SDI Online
- Medical Certification for PFL Care Claims
- EDD Debit CardSM
- Part-time, Intermittent, or Reduced Work Schedule
- Integration/Coordination of State Disability Insurance Benefits
- Paid Family Leave and Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the California Family Rights Act (CFRA)
- Form 1099G
- San Francisco Paid Parental Leave Ordinance (PPLO)
Employers
- Eligibility
- Cost
- Relation of the Paid Family Leave Insurance Program to the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the California Family Rights Act (CFRA)
- Benefits
- Elective Coverage
Voluntary Plan
Physicians/Practitioners
State Disability Insurance (SDI) Online
Jobs and Training
Job Seeker Information
CalJOBSSM
America’s Job Center of CaliforniaSM
Online Resources
Training Information
Migrant and Seasonal Farm Workers
Other Job Seekers Resources
- Experience Unlimited
- Improper UI Payments
- Job Seekers/Individuals Frequently Asked Questions
- Layoff Services/WARN
- Trade Adjustment Act (TAA)
- Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) Improve Your Chances of Being Hired
Older Workers
People with Disabilities
Veterans
Youth
EDD Programs and Resources
- Experience Unlimited
- Layoff Services/WARN
- Trade Adjustment Act (TAA)
- Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) Improve Your Chances of Being Hired
- Improper UI Payments
Frequently Asked Questions
Employer Information
CalJOBSSM
America’s Job Center of CaliforniaSM
Foreign Labor Certification Program
Layoff Services/WARN
Tax Credits and Incentives
- Tax Credits and Incentives
- Employer Services Online
- Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)
- Employer Information About WOTC
- How to Submit an eWOTC Application
- eWOTC Enrollment Information
- e-Services for Business
- Contact WOTC
Publications
- EDD Programs and Services for Employers
- CalJOBS for Employers Fact Sheet
- Employer Fidelity Bonding Program Fact Sheet
Training for Employees
Workforce Partner Information
General Information
Policy and Guidance Information
- Policy and Guidance
- Active Directives
- Information Notices
- Laws, Regulations, Strategic State Plan, and Legal References
Programs and Services
Resources
- Regional Advisor Listing
- Performance and Fiscal Reporting Documents
- Resources for Grant Subrecipients
- Local Workforce Development Area (Local Area) Equal Opportunity Officers Listing
Training Information
- Capacity Building Unit (CBU) Training
- CBU eLearning Webinars
- Labor Market Information Training for Workforce Partners
Training Information
Job Seekers and Individuals
- Resources for Job Seekers
- CalJOBSSM
- Eligible Training Provider List
- Online Job Center
- Job Fairs and Workshops
- California Training Benefits
Employers and Businesses
Workforce Partners
- Workforce Partners Training
- CBU eLearning Webinars
- Labor Market Information Training for Workforce Partners
Online Services
- Online Job Center
- CalJOBSSM
- Forms and Publications
- America’s Job Center of CaliforniaSM
- EDD Office Locator
General Information
Jobs and Training Frequently Asked Questions
Payroll Taxes
e-Services for Business
How to Enroll in e-Services for Business
- Enroll or Login
- How to Enroll as an Employer
- How to Enroll as an Employer Representative/Payroll Agent
- Enroll for a Username and Password to Use Employer Services Online (YouTube)
Resources
- Frequently Asked Questions
- e-Services for Business User Guide (DE 160) (PDF)
- e-Services for Business Tutorials
- Register for a California Employer Payroll Tax Account Number (YouTube)
- File a Tax Return or Wage Report (YouTube)
- Make a Payroll Tax Deposit (DE 88) Payment (YouTube)
- File a Report of Independent Contractor(s) DE 542) or Report of New Employee(s) (DE 34) (YouTube)
More Online Services
- View your Payroll Tax Rates
- Penalty Waiver Request
- Request an Annual Mailing of CA Employer’s Guide (DE 44) or Household Employer’s Guide (DE 8829)
Getting Started
Payroll Taxes
- What are State Payroll Taxes?
- Am I Required to Register as an Employer?
- Commercial Employers-Individual Owners, Co-Ownerships, General Partnerships
- Commercial Employers-Corporations, Limited Liability Company (LLC), Limited Liability Partnerships (LLP), Limited Partners (LP)
- Employers of Household Workers
- Non-Profit Employers
- Agricultural Employers
- Church and Religious Order Employers
- Disability Insurance Elective Coverage (DIEC)
- Public Entity Employers
- Employers Depositing Only Personal Income Tax (PIT Only) Withholding (Including Payers of Pensions and Annuities)
- Public School Employers
- Indian Tribe Employers
- Payroll Tax Seminars
Reporting Requirements
- Reporting Requirements
- Required Filings and Due Dates
- Calendar – Payroll Tax Due Dates
- New Employee Registry Reporting
- Independent Contractor Reporting
- Cannabis Industry Payroll Tax Reporting
- Year-End Notification Requirements
Taxes and Wages
News, Guides, and More
- What's New in Payroll Taxes
- California Employer’s Guide (DE 44) and the Household Employer’s Guide (DE 8829)
- Household Employer
Running Your Business
Filing and Payment
- E-file and E-pay Mandate for Employers
- File and Pay Options
- Calendar – Payroll Tax Due Dates
- Required Filings and Due Dates
- Correcting Prior Reports or Deposits
- Timely Payroll Tax Deposits
Requirements
- Reporting Requirements
- New Employee Registry Reporting
- Independent Contractor Reporting
- Cannabis Industry Payroll Tax Reporting
- Year-End Notification Requirements
Managing Your Business
- Rates and Withholding
- Changes to Your Business
- View your Payroll Tax Rates
- Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA)
- Video: How to Protect Your Business from Higher Unemployment Insurance (UI) Taxes
Other Payroll and Tax Related Info
- Payroll Taxes FAQs
- California Employer’s Guide (DE 44) and the Household Employer’s Guide (DE 8829)
- Household Employer
- What’s New in Payroll Taxes
- Payroll Tax Seminars
- Taxpayer Advocate
- Layoff Alternatives
- Improper UI Payments
- Reimbursable Method of Paying for UI Benefits
- School Employees Fund
- School Employer Advisory Committee
- Precedent Decisions (CUIAB)
- Other Business Related Information
General Information
Forms and Publications
FAQs and Seminars
Interest Rate and Tax Credits
Holidays
Other Important Information
- Contact Payroll Taxes
- Taxpayer Advocate
- Emergency and Disaster Assistance for Employers
- Advisory Groups
- Quick Statistics
- Rates and Withholding
Tax Practitioners
Manage Your Businesses
- Tax Practitioners Information
- e-Services for Business
- Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA)
- Calendar – Payroll Tax Due Dates
Stay Informed
Tax Forms and Publications
More Information
- Audit and Collection Information
- Tax Advocate
- Contacts for Electronic Filing, Registration & Payment Methods
- Payroll Tax Seminars
- Household Employer
- Reimbursable Method of Paying for UI Benefits
- School Employees Fund
Report Fraud
- Report Fraud - Underground Economy Operations
- Joint Enforcement Strike Force (JESF)
- Improper UI Payments
- SUTA Dumping and Unemployment Insurance (UI) Rate Manipulation
- Test Your Knowledge: How to Minimize Unemployment Insurance Taxes
- Protect Your Business from Higher Taxes: Help Prevent Improper Payment of UI Benefits
Payroll Taxes Frequently Asked Questions
- e-Services for Business
- Federal/State Employment Taxes (FSET) - Bulk Transmissions
- California Independent Contractor Reporting
- California New Employee Registry
- Payroll Tax Credit Card Payments
- Benefit Overpayment Credit Card Payments
- E-file and E-Pay Mandate for Employers
- Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)
- Military Spouses Residency Relief Act
- Payroll Tax Seminars
- Payroll Taxes General Information
- Reimbursable UI Benefit Charges
- Tax Forms and Publications