The California Employment Development Department (EDD) works with ID.me to verify the identity of California:
- Californians applying for unemployment insurance.
- Californians applying for disability insurance.
- Licensed health professionals and medical providers certifying disability insurance claims for their patients.
Unemployment insurance
If you’re applying for unemployment insurance, you need to verify your identity using ID.me. This ensures you—and only you—will be able to access your benefits. ID.me’s role in this partnership is exclusively regarding identity verification. ID.me does not approve unemployment claims or distribute funds to claimants.
For steps to verify for unemployment insurance, visit California Unemployment Insurance and ID.me.
Claimants filing for disability insurance
If you’re registering on California EDD’s State Disability Insurance Online (SDIO) portal as a claimant, you need to verify your identity using ID.me. Disability Insurance (DI) provides short-term wage replacement benefits to eligible California workers. ID.me does not approve disability insurance claims or distribute funds to claimants.
For steps to verify for disability insurance, visit California Disability Insurance and ID.me.
Medical providers and disability insurance
If you’re a licensed health professional or medical provider certifying disability insurance claims for your patients, you will need to verify your identity using ID.me when you register online. ID.me does not approve disability insurance claims or distribute funds to claimants.
For steps to verify your identity to certify disability insurance claims, visit Verifying as a California medical provider for disability insurance.