Modern Solutions That Work for You
Want to know what progress we’ve made? Check here for a running list. We’ll share updates on everything from tech to customer service, and everything in between.
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We updated an online header title to make it clearer for customers who want to stop their unemployment benefit payments.
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We’ve made it easier to certify for unemployment benefits online with new simplified questions, instructions, and guidance.
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We launched login verification for Employer Services Online, adding strong protection for employer accounts while keeping access easy and convenient.
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A first-in-the-nation online tracking tool that studies how AI may affect our workforce.
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We are modernizing CalJOBS to be easier to use, more accessible, and meet the needs of our customers.
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Employers can submit and manage the Work Sharing Program appeals online.
Did you know? Users are clicking the Help icon 54.5% less often with the new online unemployment certification.
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Deployed a new Weekly Wage Reporting Tool in myEDD to assist unemployment customers to accurately report any earnings they may receive while collecting benefits. Based on research, this tool aims to help reduce overpayments and clear up confusion between when wages are earned and actually paid and differences between gross and net pay.
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Rolled out smoother online identity verification processes for customers with less or no requirement to upload documents.
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Launched the first phase of a new Document Management System (DMS) to improve the form scanning technology used for customers who don’t apply online. The new DMS will process more than 10 million EDD documents each year.
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Enhanced virtual assistant (chatbot) for disability and Paid Family Leave customers with 24/7 information about claim status and benefit payments — further strengthening the self-service features already available by phone.
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Delivered a live-agent-chat option for real-time support for unemployment customers to connect with an agent online and in any of California’s top eight languages. Up next for unemployment will be enhanced chatbot features that offer more self-service access to claim and payment status, similar to earlier State Disability Insurance enhancements.
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We streamlined the online disability benefits application with simpler questions and instructions for a faster and better customer experience. Customer satisfaction with the online experience is up to 80 percent.
New! You can now use our chatbot 24 hours per day.
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We modernized disability contact centers so Californians can check their disability claim status 24/7 without talking to an agent. Next, these improvements are coming to Paid Family Leave.
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We've improved our virtual assistant (chatbot) so it’s now available 24/7 in California’s top eight languages.
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Enhanced online eligibility questionnaires to help hundreds of thousands of unemployment customers resolve their eligibility issues faster and move forward with their claims.
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Expanded EDD’s Voice of the Customer program to gather customer feedback and keep delivering EDDNext improvements that customers want.
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Now offer unemployment applications in top eight languages: Armenian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Tagalog, and Vietnamese through myEDD, in addition to English and Spanish.
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Launched myEDD, a safer and easier way to sign in to all benefit programs.
Did you know? We've updated 350 webpages into plain language.
