California Employer Advisory Council Information

The California Employer Advisory Council is an independent, non-profit organization that works with the Employment Development Department (EDD) to improve the quality of employment services in California.The CEAC, through its partnerships with state agencies, will seek out opportunities to participate in a variety of venues in which existing and potential government partners desire to know the employer's perspective on policy and matters of law, that will, are, or have a potential to affect employers. Additionally, the CEAC will maintain regular contact with government officials and, when appropriate, provide them with unsolicited information regarding the impact on employers of matters within the responsibility of their agency. The CEAC will work with these agencies to facilitate mutually acceptable change.The CEAC will work closely with local EACs to provide them with the training, information, and other services that will facilitate their development as the premier employment and workforce development information resource within their communities. The CEAC will also provide opportunities to EACs for individual employer members to participate in CEAC established partnerships. These individuals would serve as representatives of the CEAC. Local EAC employer members will also be encouraged to provide the CEAC with information regarding the impact that policy and law, both existing and that being developed, have on their businesses.