Service Name: STATE DISABILITY INSURANCE (SDI)

Organization Name: CALIFORNIA EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT (EDD)

• Description: Provides a partial wage-replacement insurance plan for eligible California Workers. Benefits available includes Disability Insurance (DI) and Paid Family Leave (PFL).Disability Insurance (DI): Provides short-term wage replacement benefits to eligible workers who have a loss of wages when they are unable to work due to a non-work-related illness or injury, either physical or mental which prevents from performing regular and customary work, pregnancy or childbirth, and elective surgery or other related medical conditions. Paid Family Leave (PFL): Provides benefits to people who need to take time off work to Care for a seriously ill child, parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, spouse, or registered domestic partner; Bond with a new child entering the family through birth, adoption, or foster care placement; Participate in a qualifying event resulting from an eligible family member's military deployment to a foreign country.If eligible, can receive about 60 to 70 percent (depending on income) of wages earned 5 to 18 months before claim start date. Maximum of 52 weeks paid benefits. DI and PFL does not provide job protection, only monetary benefits; however, your job may be protected through other federal or state law.
• Website: http://www.edd.ca.gov/Disability/
• Phone(s): (877) 238-4373, (877) 379-3819, (800) 563-2441, (800) 480-3287, (866) 658-8846
• Hours: Mon 8am - 5pm; Tue 8am - 5pm; Wed 8am - 5pm; Thu 8am - 5pm; Fri 8am - 5pm;
• Eligibility: Must meet requirement for DI benefits:-Be unable to do your regular or customary work for at least eight days.-Have lost wages because of your disability.-Be employed or actively looking for work at the time your disability begins.-Have earned at least $300 from which State Disability Insurance (SDI) deductions were withheld during your base period. -Be under the care and treatment of a licensed physician/practitioner or accredited religious practitioner within the first eight days of your disability. The date your claim begins can be adjusted if it does not meet this requirement. You must remain under care and treatment to continue receiving benefits.-Complete and submit your Claim for Disability Insurance (DI) Benefits (DE 2501) no earlier than nine days after your first day of disability begins but no later than 49 days, or you may lose benefits.-Have your physician/practitioner complete the medical certification portion of your disability claim.Must meet requirement for PFL benefits:-Be unable to do your regular or customary work.-Have lost wages due to the need to provide care for a seriously ill family member, bond with a new child, or participate in a qualifying event resulting from a family member's military deployment to a foreign country.-Be employed or actively looking for work at the time your family leave begins.-Have earned at least $300 from which State Disability Insurance (SDI) deductions were withheld during your base period. -Complete and submit your Claim for Paid Family Leave (PFL) Benefits (DE 2502F) no earlier than the first day your family leave begins, but no later than 41 days after your family leave begins or you may lose benefits.-Provide a medical certificate on your care claim for the seriously ill family member. The certificate must be completed by the care recipient's physician/practitioner.
• Requirements: Claim for Disability Insurance (DI) Benefits (DE 2501); Claim for Paid Family Leave (PFL) Benefits (DE 2502F)
• Areas Served:
  • United States
• Categories:
  • State Disability Insurance