The California Employment Development Department (EDD) has released the Voluntary Plan Employee Contribution and Benefit Rates for 2022.
Employers with employees located in California are generally required to withhold and send state disability contributions to the EDD. The 2022 rates are as follows:
| “Employee Contribution Rate” | 1.10% |
| “Taxable Wage Ceiling” (per employee per year) | $145,600.00 |
| “Maximum Contribution” (per employee per year) | $1,601.60 |
| “Maximum Weekly Benefit Amount” (WBA) | $1,540.00 |
| “Maximum Benefit Amount” (WBA X 52 weeks) | $80,080.00 |
| “Assessment Rate” (this figure is the product obtained by multiplying the worker contribution rate by 14% or 1.25 X 14%) | 0.168% |