SWA Job Order Tips: Register CalJOBS With No EDD Number

Issue: Company Has No EDD Number But Needs One To Register for Online SWA Account:

To post a SWA Job Order for 30 Days per CFR 656.17, firms often encounter various “compound” administrative issues such as:

1.  Not having an EDD Number;
2.  In some cases because they don’t have any employees as of yet.

The issue is that an EDD Number is required for registering a CalJOBS account.  And not having an employee complicates it further.

Example:

A firm attempts to register a CalJOBS online SWA account on the below screen and discovers the first step is to enter an EDD Number, e.g. “Employment Development Department (EDD) Account #”.

How To Register For An EDD Number

To register your business with the Employment Development Department to obtain an employer payroll tax number, visit the EDD e-Services For Business page and click Enroll:

Create a Username / Password and enter your basic info.

Await EDD Response To Your Registration.

If your business is new or has never had an employee, the EDD response may come back as:

Your business is not subject at this time. If you hire employees, you will need to register after paying $100 in wages in a calendar quarter.

For additional information regarding California subject employment, refer to Information Sheet – Employment (DE 231)and Information Sheet – Multi-State Employment (DE 231D).

Firm Has No Employees But Needs EDD Number: ASK EDD

So this is where the AskEDD tool comes into play.  You can use it, or the phone.  But it has to be an informed member of the business such as the Owner or an Accountant.

Here’s how to engage EDD staff with questions using the

Visit the AskEDD Online Form and select the following two options. These will assure you get a human response instead of redirected to yet another “help” page.

 

Here’s how to do it by Phone

 

 

But if your business is new or has never had an employee, and therefore when emailing EDD the response comes back as:

Your business is not subject at this time. If you hire employees, you will need to register after paying $100 in wages in a calendar quarter.

For additional information regarding California subject employment, refer to Information Sheet – Employment (DE 231)and Information Sheet – Multi-State Employment (DE 231D).

Let’s get some of the terminology out of the way.  There are several abbreviated words:

SWA – State Workforce Agency.  The agency or department in each State that oversees and administers employment and labor issues, for example Unemployment Insurance.

EDD = Employment Development Department. It’s the California’s State Workforce Agency.  The best place to ask questions is the AskEDD Online Contact Form.  The way to get a human staff to reply is covered in the Howto below.

EDD Help Resources:

CalJOBS = The online interface for the EDD, which has many features including CalJOBS Online SWA Account Registration.

CalJOBS Help Resources:  Visit the “Need Assistance With Your CalJOBS Account” page.  It states:

 

 

References / Links:

AskEDD Page:  https://askedd.edd.ca.gov/

EDD Employers Page: https://edd.ca.gov/employers.htm

EDD Employer Services:  https://www.edd.ca.gov/About_EDD/Employer_Services_Online.htm

EDD Payroll Taxes Page:  https://edd.ca.gov/Payroll_Taxes/Am_I_Required_to_Register_as_an_Employer.htm

EDD Employer Services Online Enrollment:  https://eddservices.edd.ca.gov/acctservices/AccountManagement/AccountServlet

DOL List of SWA Agencies:  https://www.doleta.gov/business/incentives/opptax/contact/state-workforce-agencies.cfm

CALJOBS Employer Account Registration Page:  https://www.caljobs.ca.gov/vosnet/Registration/Emp/VerifyRegistrationIdentification.aspx

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