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Apply through myEDD / UI Online (opens in a new tab)

Use EDD’s public sign-in or account registration page to start an unemployment claim. EDD determines eligibility; CountyWiki does not collect your application.

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California Employment Development Department · California unemployment benefits — official programme (opens in a new tab)

Main content — Unemployment Benefits

Unemployment Benefits

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Prepare your unemployment application (opens in a new tab)

Check identity documents and your last 18 months of employment before starting. Military, federal and noncitizen applicants have additional document instructions.

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California Employment Development Department · Step 1: Get Your Information in Order — EDD (opens in a new tab)

Main content — Step 1: Get Your Information in Order

Step 1: Get Your Information in Order

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Contact EDD about an existing UI claim (opens in a new tab)

Find live claim help, account assistance and automated information. AJCC, disability and employment-tax offices cannot resolve existing UI claim issues.

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California Employment Development Department · Contact Information for Unemployment Insurance (opens in a new tab)

Main content — Contact Information for Unemployment Insurance

Contact Information for Unemployment Insurance

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Explore WIOA employment and training services (opens in a new tab)

Review local AJCC career advice, training and youth services. A referral does not guarantee an individual training award.

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California Employment Development Department · Education and Training Services (opens in a new tab)

Main content — The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) helps people

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) helps people

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Search eligible training providers (opens in a new tab)

Follow EDD’s public CalJOBS search instructions for WIOA-eligible programmes. You can browse without creating an account; confirm funding with your local AJCC.

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California Employment Development Department · Eligible Training Provider List (opens in a new tab)

Main content — The California Eligible Training Provider List (ETPL) helps adults

The California Eligible Training Provider List (ETPL) helps adults

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Start a wage or garment claim online (opens in a new tab)

Use the official public wage-claim portal. Wage recovery is different from reporting a general labor-law violation or filing a retaliation complaint.

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California Department of Industrial Relations — Labor Commissioner · wage claim — DIR Labor Commissioner (opens in a new tab)

Main content — How to File a Wage Claim

How to File a Wage Claim

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Prepare and file an unpaid-wage claim (opens in a new tab)

Check filing deadlines, employer information, supporting records and email, mail or in-person options. Misclassified workers may still be able to file.

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California Department of Industrial Relations — Labor Commissioner · wage claim — DIR Labor Commissioner (opens in a new tab)

Main content — Workers in California have the right

Workers in California have the right

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Start a retaliation or equal-pay complaint (opens in a new tab)

Use the Labor Commissioner’s public retaliation, Equal Pay Act and pay-transparency intake page. Different complaint types have different deadlines.

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California Department of Industrial Relations — Labor Commissioner · retaliation complaint — DIR Labor Commissioner (opens in a new tab)

Main content — How to file a retaliation/discrimination complaint

How to file a retaliation/discrimination complaint

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File a public-works wage complaint (opens in a new tab)

Use the public-works complaint route for prevailing wages and apprenticeship violations. Meal/rest breaks, bounced checks and waiting-time penalties use wage adjudication.

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California Department of Industrial Relations — Labor Commissioner · public works complaint (opens in a new tab)

Main content — File a Public Works Complaint

File a Public Works Complaint

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After a wage hearing: appeal or collect an award (opens in a new tab)

Review the decision and service notice promptly. Current Labor Code section 98.2 and applicable service rules govern a Superior Court appeal; postal shorthand is not a universal deadline.

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California Department of Industrial Relations — Labor Commissioner · After the hearing (opens in a new tab)

Main content — After the hearing

After the hearing

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Check Disability Insurance eligibility (opens in a new tab)

Review whether your own illness, injury, surgery, pregnancy or childbirth prevents work; EDD makes the eligibility decision.

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Employment Development Department · Employment Development Department — di-eligible (opens in a new tab)

Am I Eligible for Disability Insurance Benefits? — service-di-eligibility

You may qualify for Disability Insurance (DI) if you can’t work and lose wages when you need time off for:

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Get paper Disability Insurance claim instructions (opens in a new tab)

Use the official request and mail instructions for DE 2501. Generic EDD correspondence addresses are not claim submission addresses.

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Employment Development Department · Employment Development Department — di-apply (opens in a new tab)

Step 2: Apply — service-di-mail

To request a paper application and for help applying by mail, visit How to File a Disability Insurance Claim by Mail.

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Follow the DI claim and medical-certification process (opens in a new tab)

Read the complete application, certification, benefit and return-to-work steps. An estimate of benefits does not confirm eligibility.

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Employment Development Department · Employment Development Department — di-process (opens in a new tab)

Disability Insurance Claim Process — service-di-process

Disability Insurance (DI) provides short-term wage replacement benefits to eligible California workers.

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Check Paid Family Leave eligibility (opens in a new tab)

PFL may provide wage replacement for eligible bonding, care or military-assist leave; the claim type changes the required documentation.

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Employment Development Department · Employment Development Department — pfl-eligible (opens in a new tab)

Am I Eligible for Paid Family Leave Benefits? — service-pfl-eligibility

You may qualify for Paid Family Leave (PFL) if you can’t work and lose wages when you need time off work for family leave. If eligible, you can get benefit payments for up to eight weeks.

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Apply for Paid Family Leave through myEDD (opens in a new tab)

Use the PFL application route and file within the appropriate window. Do not use a DI application for someone else’s medical condition.

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Employment Development Department · Employment Development Department — pfl-apply (opens in a new tab)

Step 2: Apply — service-pfl-apply

The fastest way to apply for Paid Family Leave benefits is through myEDD.

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Get paper Paid Family Leave claim instructions (opens in a new tab)

Follow the official DE 2501F instructions and the address supplied with the claim materials.

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Employment Development Department · Employment Development Department — pfl-apply (opens in a new tab)

Step 2: Apply — service-pfl-mail

To request a paper application and for help applying by mail, visit How to File a Paid Family Leave Claim by Mail.

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Review bonding, care and military-assist claim steps (opens in a new tab)

Check your claim type and required attachments. The legacy care-attachment upload instructions conflict; confirm current submission instructions with EDD.

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Employment Development Department · Employment Development Department — pfl-process (opens in a new tab)

Paid Family Leave Claim Process — service-pfl-process

Paid Family Leave (PFL) provides short-term wage replacement benefits to eligible California workers who need time off work for family leave.

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Appeal a Disability Insurance determination (opens in a new tab)

Use the address on your determination notice. EDD’s DI/PFL appeal route is separate from unemployment appeals.

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Employment Development Department · Employment Development Department — sdi-appeals (opens in a new tab)

State Disability Insurance Appeals — service-di-appeal

If you are not eligible for DI or PFL benefits, you have the right to appeal any decision electronically or in writing within 30 days of the date your notice was issued.

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Appeal a Paid Family Leave determination (opens in a new tab)

Use the address on your determination notice. EDD’s DI/PFL appeal route is separate from unemployment appeals.

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Employment Development Department · Employment Development Department — sdi-appeals (opens in a new tab)

State Disability Insurance Appeals — service-pfl-appeal

If you are not eligible for DI or PFL benefits, you have the right to appeal any decision electronically or in writing within 30 days of the date your notice was issued.

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Continue or extend Disability Insurance benefits (opens in a new tab)

Report work and wages promptly and return the applicable continuation or medical-extension forms.

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Employment Development Department · Employment Development Department — di-step6 (opens in a new tab)

Step 6: Manage Benefits — service-di-manage

You must contact us right away if: You return to part-time or full-time work. You receive any wages. Report any work and wages—even if you were not paid yet.

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Report recovery or an early return to work for DI (opens in a new tab)

Follow the specific end-of-claim instructions; an early return must be reported.

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Employment Development Department · Employment Development Department — di-step7 (opens in a new tab)

Step 7: End Your Benefits — service-di-end

If you recover or return to work on the date your physician/practitioner provided, your claim will stop automatically. You don’t need to do anything.

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Find DI medical-certifier submission and extension instructions (opens in a new tab)

Licensed professionals must complete the relevant medical certificate and follow DI-specific filing and extension periods.

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Employment Development Department · Employment Development Department — edd-certifier-basics (opens in a new tab)

Certify or Extend Claims – Basics for Physicians/Practitioners — service-di-certifier

Both DI claims and PFL care claims require a medical certification to be complete.

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Respond to a Disability Insurance claim as an employer (opens in a new tab)

Check the DE 2503 response instructions, payroll contributions and required employee notices.

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Employment Development Department · Employment Development Department — edd-employer-requirements (opens in a new tab)

Employer Requirements — service-di-employer

Notice to Employer of Disability Insurance Claim Filed (DE 2503) – Sent to you after the employee files a DI claim.

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Find PFL care medical-certifier instructions (opens in a new tab)

Care claims require the care recipient’s medical certification; the PFL filing and extension windows differ from DI.

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Employment Development Department · Employment Development Department — edd-certifier-basics (opens in a new tab)

Certify or Extend Claims – Basics for Physicians/Practitioners — service-pfl-certifier

On PFL care claims you, your patient, and their caregiver must all sign and certify the claim.

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Respond to a Paid Family Leave claim as an employer (opens in a new tab)

Return DE 2503F on paper within the stated period; the DI online employer process is different.

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Employment Development Department · Employment Development Department — edd-employer-requirements (opens in a new tab)

Employer Requirements — service-pfl-employer

Notice of Paid Family Leave (PFL) Claim Filed (DE 2503F) – Sent to you after the employee has filed a PFL claim.

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Review Paid Family Leave military-assist requirements (opens in a new tab)

Check the qualifying military relationship, overseas deployment event and supporting documents.

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Employment Development Department · Employment Development Department — pfl-military (opens in a new tab)

Paid Family Leave for Military Family — service-pfl-military

Paid Family Leave (PFL) offers partial wage replacement when you need time off work to support your military family member.

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Official state service profiles

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