Federal and State Departmental Resources
Payroll Taxes: Learn more about the four California state payroll taxes: Unemployment Insurance (UI), Employment Training Tax (ETT), State Disability Insurance (SDI), Personal Income Tax (PIT).
Live Well @ Work – Worksite Wellness: Learn about how to Live Well in the workplace. From wellness services to mental wellbeing and accelerator programs that best fit your workplace.
Business has slowed: Employers can apply for the Work Sharing program as a temporary alternative to layoffs if the business’s production or services have been reduced. This program allows you to retain your workers by reducing their hours and wages no more than 60 percent and partially offsetting the wage loss with UI benefits. This helps you avoid the cost of recruiting, hiring, and training new workers and helps your workers keep their jobs and receive some financial support with UI benefits.
Rapid Response Services for Businesses: If you are facing potential layoffs or closures, you can get help through the Rapid Response program. Rapid Response teams will meet with you to discuss your needs, help avoid layoffs where possible, and support your workers through the process. Services can include upgrades to current worker skills, customized training, career counseling, job search assistance, help with filing unemployment insurance claims, and information about education and training opportunities. For more information, refer to Rapid Response Services for Businesses Fact Sheet (DE 87144RRB) (PDF). You can also contact your local America’s Job Center of California for more information about available Rapid Response services.
Self-employed: Any self-employed individual, independent contractor, or general partner who meets the requirements may apply for Disability Insurance Elective Coverage (DIEC). It is not required that all active general partners be included in the application.
San Diego Workforce Partnership: If you are a business owner or HR representative for an employer considering work stoppages, layoffs or furloughs, we encourage you to email business@workforce.org or call the hotline at (619) 404-4473 for direct support.
Strategic Energy Management: Do you work for an industrial or manufacturing facility in the San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) territory that is interested in saving energy, decreasing carbon emissions, and receiving incentives for completing energy efficiency projects? If so, please contact Cascade Energy’s Sierra Landaiche and Molly Pero, both Strategic Energy Management (SEM) Coaches (sierra.landaiche@cascadeenergy.com and molly.pero@cascadeenergy.com).
