EDD asking about out-of-state work - Does temp NYC shoot count when hired in CA?

For EDD purposes, this would NOT count as working out of state. Their question is specifically trying to identify if you have wages that would be reported to another state's unemployment system. Since your employer is California-based, all your wages were reported to California, and your W-2 is from California, you should answer "No" to the out-of-state work question. The physical location where you temporarily performed work doesn't matter in this context - what matters is where your wages were reported.

omg I had almost the EXACT same situation last year!!! im in the film industry too and got sent to Atlanta for 2 weeks but my company is in burbank. I checked YES on that question and it was a NIGHTMARE. They kept asking me for Georgia wage info I didn't have, delayed my claim for like 6 weeks, had to do this whole separate form... just check NO. your employer paid u in CA, taxes taken in CA, ur fine!!!

The way UI works is based on which state your wages are reported to. For your situation, since your employer is California-based and reporting your wages to California, you worked in California as far as unemployment is concerned. The physical location doesn't matter - it's all about which state has your wage records. If you mark 'yes' to working out of state, you'll trigger a whole interstate wages investigation that will just delay your claim for no reason. Plus, NY won't have any record of your wages anyway, so it'll just create confusion.

has anyone else notice that the EDD application questions are so confusing??? like they could just say "Do you have wages reported in another state" instead of the vague "Did you work out of state" question! i swear they make things complicated on PURPOSE!

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Just to add some more clarification: California UI looks at your "base period" wages to determine eligibility and benefit amounts. These wages must be reported to California's EDD by employers. In your case, since your employer is CA-based and reporting to CA, all your wages (including for work temporarily performed in NY) are part of your CA wage base. If you had actually worked for a NY-based employer who reported your wages to NY, then you'd answer "Yes" to the out-of-state work question, and California would do a combined wage claim including those NY wages. But that's not your situation.

OK I'm just gonna say what everyone's thinking... EDD really needs to update their application questions to match how people actually work today. So many of us work remotely, travel for work, work for multiple employers, etc. Their questions seem designed for people who worked at one factory in one state for 30 years and got laid off. Not how work actually functions in 2025!