When you submit an appeal, be sure to explain your reasons for appealing. Include all details, documents, and evidence you want the EDD to review.File for unemployment quickly and easily online. Register and create an account with myEDD. To receive unemployment insurance benefits, you need to file a claim with the unemployment insurance program in the state where you worked. Applying for unemployment insurance in California can be confusing, but it doesn't have to be! EDD requires that UI claims be filed in a timely manner. An employee can file a claim with the EDD online, through the mail or over the telephone. There's essentially a 3part process for acquiring unemployment payments: Registering, Filing, Certifying. Registering is setting up an account.