Employee Declaration of Relatives (EDRS)

About the Program

Category: Information Technology (Best in Category)

Year: 2021

In December 2020, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) implemented the Employee Declaration of Relatives System (EDRS) to automate the EDR form. The EDR form is used by the Department to document employee relative declarations in order to identify possible conflicts of interest, situations of interlocking trust, or nepotism in the workplace. The form must be completed upon initial hire, new appointment, annual performance evaluation, reassignment, or transfer.The EDRS web-based application was designed with existing technology and did not incur the Department any additional expenses. EDRS is a user-friendly application,and is:• Located in a centralized location (the Department’s intranet portal) to grant easy access to all Department staff; and• Designed to grant employee access via single sign-on authentication. Implementation of the EDRS has improved departmental operations. It has reduced the time it takes to process EDR forms, improved the security of employee's personal information, reduced printing costs, and has ensured that EDR forms are approved timely through the enhanced approval workflow.