The pandemic stress tested all sorts of boundaries for state government, not the least of which were the limits of its critical benefits systems, like those offered through the California Employment ...

SACRAMENTO – Mothers make memories that last forever. This Mother’s Day, the Employment Development Department (EDD) is honoring moms and maternal figures throughout California by highlighting the ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. What you need to know: California boosted Paid Family Leave and Disability Insurance benefits up to 90 percent of regular pay ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SACRAMENTO – The Employment Development Department (EDD) continues to urge Californians to guard against fraud. The latest ...

SACRAMENTO – On Thursday, March 28, the Employment Development Department (EDD) announced that it has further expanded language access options in its myEDD online portal and UI Online for individuals ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Employment Development Department (EDD) announced Armenian, Korean and Tagalog language options for their online services on Thursday. The three new languages join English, ...

“Assessment Rate” (this figure is the product obtained by multiplying the worker contribution rate by 14% or 0.9 X 14%) 0.126% The Employee Contribution Rate is the percentage withheld from the wages ...

One morning in March, an undocumented farmworker on the Central Coast got ready to make a phone call she’d made dozens of times before, to a state agency where a human rarely answered. It had been ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — A local woman receiving disability payments from the Employment Development Department said she was left with few answers when her payments suddenly stopped. In September, Camille ...

WHITTIER, Calif. -- Kelleigh Martin knew she had to stay calm. She was pregnant with twin boys, and doctors told her she was at high risk of premature labor that could endanger the lives of the little ...