How to contact Employment Development Department customer service?
- Disability Insurance: +1 (800) 480-3287
- Payroll Tax Assistance: +1 (888) 745-3886
- PFL Automated Phone Information System: +1 (877) 238-4373
- Unemployment Insurance: +1 (866) 333-4606
- America’s Job Center of California: +1 (916) 654-7799
- CalJOBS Customer Service: +1 (800) 758-0398
- Labor Market Information: +1 (916) 262-2162
- eddmediainquiries@edd.ca.gov (Support)
800 Capitol Mall, MIC 83, Sacramento, CA 95814, USA
Additional information
Employment Development Department (EDD) is a state department offering services in unemployment insurance, state disability insurance, public affairs, tax for the State of California
You can check and manage your DI claim with SDI Online (State Disability Insurance Online).
To receive Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefit payments, you must meet all eligibility requirements at the moment of filing a claim and when certifying for benefits. When applying for UI benefits, you must be fully or partially unemployed through no fault of your own, available and physically able to work, and ready to start working right away. At the time of filing a claim, you should also have earned enough wages during the base period, a 12-month period EDD uses to evaluate if you have earned enough to start a UI claim.
Yes, if you prove you were and you are in satisfactory immigration status and are authorized to work in the United States. The work authorization and immigration status are verified at the Department of Homeland Security.
As long as you do not earn any wages for the volunteer work you perform, you do not have to report it.
A claim can be canceled if there has been no payment transaction.
The company is located at 800 Capitol Mall, MIC 83, Sacramento, California, United States - 95814.
UI Online is the quickest way to apply for or reopen a claim. You can also submit your application by calling, mailing, or faxing it. Note: Combined Wage Claims and UI for Federal Employees can only be filed by phone, fax, or mail.
You should log in to UI Online and upload your ID documents. If you are unable to do so, you can mail in your documents.
UI Online is the quickest way to certify for benefits and get payment. You can also use EDD Tele-Cert to certify over the phone by dialing 866-333-4606 and selecting Menu Option 2 to get started. If you're using a paper claim form, allow 10 days for it to be processed.
You will be notified in writing if you have been disqualified. You will be sent an Appeal Form (DE 1000), and you will have 30 days from the date of mailing to file an appeal.
You cannot dispute the termination of your federal unemployment benefits.
If you have any comments, ideas, or complaints, please download and fill out the Comments, Suggestions, and/or Complaints Form (DE 8123) in the preferred language, then submit it to the address specified on the form.