DE 2063 is the Notice of Reduced Earnings, a two-sided English/Spanish form from the California Employment Development Department (EDD). The employer completes the top half to certify an employee's gross earnings for one payroll week of less-than-full-time work, and the employee completes the claimant section. On FillingPDF you can fill out the form online and download or print the completed PDF; the EDD publishes the original at edd.ca.gov, and the form is handled through the EDD's channels, not through this page.
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What is DE 2063?
DE 2063, Notice of Reduced Earnings, is the California Employment Development Department (EDD) form that an employer uses to certify an employee's earnings for a week of partial unemployment, and on which the employee answers questions about that same week.
The agency's forms page says employers use it to certify their employees for partial benefits, and it points to DE 4209, Completion Instructions for Notice of Reduced Earnings, DE 2063, for more on partial claims. Page 1 is in English and page 2 carries the same form in Spanish, so a single sheet serves both languages.
The form has two halves. In the employer's statement the employer gives the payroll weekending date, gross earnings before deductions, whether the employee reported for all available work, why the employee is not working full-time, and the last date the employee worked. The employer then certifies the amount and signs. The claimant section asks about other reasons the employee could not work full-time, work for anyone else (including self-employment), a pension other than Social Security, a change of address or phone number, and whether to withhold federal income tax.
The EDD also lists translations of DE 2063 in other languages, and a separate form, DE 2063F, Notice of Reduced Earnings (Fisherperson), for employees of a fishing vessel.
Who needs to file DE 2063?
Employers use DE 2063 when an employee is working less than full-time because of lack of work and the employee is claiming partial unemployment benefits. The employer completes and signs the employer's statement and gives the form to the employee. The form says to issue it only for the seven-consecutive-day period that matches your payroll week. If you pay workers less often than once each seven days, you must issue a DE 2063 for each calendar week (Sunday through Saturday) of partial unemployment.
Employees who receive the form must complete the claimant section, which the form says is required, and sign it. The questions cover the payroll week shown at the top.
Do not use DE 2063 for an employee of a fishing vessel. The EDD lists a separate form for fisherpersons, DE 2063F, with its own completion instructions (DE 4210F).
The form itself does not describe any other person signing for the employer or the claimant.
When to file DE 2063
The employer issues DE 2063 immediately after the payroll weekending date shown at the top of the form; the form prints this as an instruction. Each form covers one payroll week, or one calendar week (Sunday through Saturday) when workers are paid less often than every seven days.
The claimant then has a deadline. The form states that the claim is timely only if the claimant contacts the Employment Development Department within 28 days after the form was issued to them. The exception: if you know you will be totally unemployed for more than two consecutive weeks, contact the EDD immediately. The form gives no other deadline and no processing time.
How to fill out DE 2063
Enter the employee's identifying details
At the top, enter the employee's LAST NAME, FIRST NAME and SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER. Leave the EDD USE ONLY box and the interviewer's initial for the EDD.
Enter the payroll weekending date
Under EMPLOYER'S STATEMENT FOR THE PAYROLL WEEKENDING DATE, write the date as MM/DD/YY. Issue one form per payroll week, or per calendar week (Sunday through Saturday) if you pay less often than every seven days.
Report gross earnings in Item 1
Enter the employee's gross earnings before deductions for that week. If there were no earnings, enter Ø.
Answer Item 2 on available work
Mark Yes or No for whether the employee reported for all work that was available during the payroll week. If No, give the date(s) in 2(a) and the reason in 2(b).
Check the reason in Item 3
Check one: Lay off due to lack of work (includes reduction in hours), Discharged or Voluntary Quit.
Enter the last date worked in Item 4
Write the last date the employee performed any work for you, on or before the payroll weekending date, as MM/DD/YY.
Complete the employer certification
Enter the company name, phone number, address, city, zip code and Employer Account Number, sign on the line marked X, and enter the DATE ISSUED TO EMPLOYEE as MM/DD/YY.
Claimant: answer questions A and B
In A, say whether anything other than lack of work kept you from working full-time each regular workday, and if so give the reason, dates and times. In B, say whether you worked for anyone else that week, including self-employment, and give the employer's name and address, gross earnings, dates worked and why you stopped.
Claimant: answer questions C, D and E
In C, say whether you receive a pension other than Social Security and report any change and the new gross amount. In D, give any change of address or telephone number that week. Mark block E if you want federal income tax withheld.
Claimant: sign the certification
Sign on the line marked X, and enter your telephone number, address, city and zip code. Your signature is required, and the certification is made under penalty of perjury.
Review and download the completed PDF
Check the dates, the earnings amount and both signatures. Download or print the completed PDF from FillingPDF, and remember the claimant must contact the EDD within 28 days after the form was issued.
How to submit DE 2063
DE 2063 moves in two steps, and the form prints no mailing address, fax number or portal for either one.
- Employer to employee: the employer completes the employer's statement, signs it, enters the date issued, and gives the form to the employee immediately after the payroll weekending date.
- Claimant to the EDD: the employee completes and signs the claimant section and must contact the Employment Development Department within 28 days after the form was issued. If you will be totally unemployed for more than two consecutive weeks, contact the EDD immediately.
For how to contact the EDD about a partial claim, check the EDD's forms and publications page at https://edd.ca.gov/en/unemployment/forms_and_publications/ and the completion instructions, DE 4209. FillingPDF lets you fill out and download the PDF; submission follows the channels above.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Issuing the form for a period that does not match the employee's payroll week; the form says to issue it only for the seven-consecutive-day period of your payroll week.
- Paying less often than every seven days but issuing one form for the whole pay period; a DE 2063 is required for each calendar week (Sunday through Saturday) of partial unemployment.
- Leaving Item 1 blank when there were no earnings; the form says to enter Ø.
- Checking more than one reason in Item 3; the form says to check one.
- Handing the form over late; it is to be issued immediately after the payroll weekending date shown.
- Omitting the employer's signature, company name or Employer Account Number from the employer certification.
- The claimant skipping the claimant section or the signature; the form says you must complete this section and your signature is required.
- The claimant leaving out work for someone other than the regular employer; question B includes self-employment.
- The claimant not contacting the EDD within 28 days after the form was issued, which makes the claim untimely.
Frequently asked questions
What is DE 2063?
DE 2063 is the Notice of Reduced Earnings from the California EDD. An employer completes it to certify an employee's gross earnings for a week of less-than-full-time work, and the employee completes the claimant section for the same week.
Who fills out the DE 2063 form?
Both the employer and the employee. The employer completes Items 1 to 4 and the employer certification, then issues the form. The employee must complete the claimant section (questions A to E) and sign the claimant certification.
When does the employer have to issue DE 2063?
Immediately after the payroll weekending date shown on the form. Issue it only for the seven-consecutive-day period of your payroll week, or for each calendar week (Sunday through Saturday) if you pay less often than once every seven days.
How long does the employee have to contact the EDD?
Within 28 days after the form was issued to the employee, or the claim is not timely. If the employee knows they will be totally unemployed for more than two consecutive weeks, they must contact the EDD immediately.
What do I enter if the employee had no earnings?
Enter Ø in Item 1, Gross earnings (before deductions). The form gives that instruction for weeks with no earnings, so the line should not be left blank.
Is there a Spanish version of DE 2063?
Yes. The same sheet carries both languages: page 1 is in English and page 2 is the Spanish version, marked as the back of the form. The EDD also lists translations in other languages.
What is the difference between DE 2063 and DE 2063F?
DE 2063F is the Notice of Reduced Earnings (Fisherperson), which the EDD lists for employees of a fishing vessel. DE 2063 is the general form; each has its own EDD completion instructions (DE 4209 and DE 4210F).
Can I fill out DE 2063 online on FillingPDF?
Yes. You can fill out the PDF online on FillingPDF and download or print it. FillingPDF is independent of the EDD and does not send the form; the employer gives it to the employee, and the employee contacts the EDD.
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