r/Edd

I'm a CA tm filing for the company Paid Parental Leave, and I was just told by Sedgewick that my claim was approved pending confirmation from the state through EDD. I was under the impression that company PFL and state PFL were two separate resources, and that I would be able to stack said resources. It seem illegal that WFM should have a say in how I use my state resources. As it stands, Whole Foods will subsidize my paid family leave with the state EDD leave, and just cover the difference between what EDD gives me and 100% of my pay. So if the state gives me 80% of my pay, whole foods will cover the remaining 20% for 6 weeks.

I was hoping to use 100% whole foods paid family leave for 6 weeks

Then file for the state for another 6 weeks (12 weeks total per the job protected family leave in California) at about 80-90% of my regular pay.

Has anyone successfully stacked both resources and if so, what's the right way to go about it?

I just want to be able to be at home with my wife for as long as possible and help with our newborn.

Hi everyone,

I was on disability after giving birth for 6 weeks. The end date was 8/8.

Two days ago my doctor submitted a certification to EDD to extend my disability to 10/3.

Yesterday morning I checked the EDD inbox and they said they received the certification and then the date was extended to 10/3. Also, the status changed from “payment stopped” to “We’re processing your claim.”

Then in the afternoon of the same day, they sent me a message that I need a doctor’s certification and the status changed to “certification needed.”

And now just this morning I received a text message they sent to my phone that said: “EDD Alert: We received your Physician or Practitioner Supplementary Certificate. Allow 14 days for processing. Log in to myedd.edd.ca.gov to view your claim status. Reply STOP to opt out, START to opt in, HELP for more info.”

Then I just checked EDD and it still shows the old status from yesterday afternoon.

The whole process within 24 hours is so confusing. What should I do now? Should I treat their latest message as the latest update and wait 14 days for them to process it?

Hi everyone,

Hoping someone familiar with EDD/SDI can help me understand what might be going on.
I’m currently pregnant and filed a California SDI claim for pregnancy disability. My doctor’s office submitted the medical certification, and they told me that their portion was approved. My income/wage information also meets the requirements as far as I understand.
Today I logged into SDI Online and my status says:
“Claim Denied: You are not eligible for benefits. Check your SDI Online inbox or your mail for the Notice of Determination and next steps.”
I haven’t received the Notice of Determination yet, so I don’t know the reason for the denial.
The only thing I can think of is that EDD recently sent me an additional form asking questions about whether I was working/applying for jobs prior to my disability. I completed and returned that form honestly. Could that have triggered a denial or eligibility issue?
Has anyone experienced something similar? Does the “claim denied” status appear before the actual Notice of Determination is available? And is there anything I should do now besides waiting for the notice?
I’m especially confused because my doctor’s office told me the medical certification was approved, so I’m trying to understand whether this is a medical certification issue or a separate eligibility issue.
I know EDD says the Notice of Determination will explain the reason and provide appeal instructions, so I’m waiting for that, but I’d really appreciate any insight from people who have dealt with this before.

Hello, I received 8 weeks of Paid Family Leave this summer. I need to know what percentage of my salary EDD was paying me so that I can confirm that my employer paid me the right amount on top of that. I'm assuming EDD amounts are not taxed before payout (still unclear if I need to pay taxes on it later)? When doing this calculation, should I compare my EDD payment to my usual gross pay? Would this be the correct calculation:

($ amount for two weeks of EDD payments) / (usual $ amount for gross wages each biweekly paycheck) * 100 = percentage of pay from EDD

TIA

Hey everyone, I have a specific question about how the EDD handles overlapping or transitioning disability claims for two completely separate health issues.

Right now, I am on SDI for a back injury, and my doctor currently has me signed off work until September 3rd.However, I have a surgery already scheduled for a completely separate body part on September 2nd.

If my back fully heals and I actually return to work for a few days before September 1st, what happens next? Do I have to file a completely brand new SDI claim for the September 2nd surgery, or does it somehow continue or transition from my current back injury claim?

I am trying to figure out if going back to work for that short window will mess up my timeline or force me to serve another 7-day waiting period for the surgery. Has anyone gone through something similar? Thanks for any insight.

Hi. I was wondering if anyone had a scheduled interview and they didn’t call? I was waiting for my call this morning and nothing. I went and checked my portal and it says I got paid today. I’m so confused.

I just got approved for disability for the 4 weeks before my childbirth (took a month+ to get approved) But I was under the impression I get 4 weeks (paid after the first 7 days) before child birth and 6-8 weeks after (based on V delivery or C section). Do I need to submit a new claim? Or how do I supply EDD that I’ve given birth? Is there a form I need to fill out? My inbox hasn’t sent me a letter saying how I can provide documentation for the 6-8 weeks after the birth. Thanks in advance!

Hi guys,

posting on behalf of an acquaintance and his wife that have no clue about this.

He is a full time gig worker and his wife is pregnant (7 months). the cafe she worked at got evicted couple weeks ago.

What’s edd process like? is it better to apply in person or online? thing is, im trying to help but im clueless myself.

Okay, so I am 36 weeks pregnant with my first and am going to apply for SDI. My last day of work was 8/14. My question is, when do I apply?

Flame me if you want, but I sought out a maternity leave consultant to help me navigate things and she said due to the 7 day waiting period, the earliest I could apply for leave would be 9 days after the start of my leave. This is consistent with what pops up when I google it too, but I’m seeing a lot of people here say to apply right away. I am not receiving any PTO or wage replacement until SDI comes through, so I’m very nervous and want to minimize my unpaid and processing time as much as possible.

I am postpartum and my disability leave was extended by my OB. My initial leave ended 8/15. I received my last payment but I haven’t received the extension form or DE 2525. How long does it take before you get it in the mail?

I’m on disability after giving birth. My OBGYN has been extending me, but my primary care physician has agreed to extend me so I can just go to one doctor for all my needs. My PCP’s office is saying in order to extend me, they need me to file a new claim because their office doesn’t manage existing claims. From my understanding if I were to do this then I wouldn’t be able to continue with the current disability since a new claim would end the current claim. Is this right? I was under the assumption any physician could extend on the same claim. What’s the process here? Is my PCP’s office just wrong with the info they have?

Hi. I am my son’s IHSS provider for the past year. It is non taxable and there is no sdi taken out. I also have another job that I did pay into sdi. If i go out on disability, will the IHSS income need to be included in wages I report I received for the past year and do they consider it when determining weekly benefit amount?

After losing two very close family members at the end of last year I have struggled to get my head right. I’ve had a history of depression and anxiety for the last 7 years and have been taking Prozac daily. I feel like my mental walls are gone and just want to be normal again. I am extremely short tempered at this point t and mostly emotionless. I started pacing back and fourth to calm my mind in June and do it just about everywhere I go. I have a desk job. I don’t know how to get better and I’m nervous of the IME outcome

I work in healthcare and due to my physical job and some stress complications I have, my doctor mentioned that I might need to take work off earlier than planned. I am stressed about this because I want to maximize the time I have with my baby once it is here. If I am unable to work until 36 weeks, would this affect my disability time after? Thank you.

My pregnancy disability is set to end 9/15 but I can’t get an appt with my ob til 9/21. What do I do in this instance with EDD and my certifications?

Wondering if anyone has been in the same situation and can maybe provide guidance?

I worked part time jobs with my university as employer during the entirety of grad school - all of those paychecks got taxed, but EDD is telling me (over phone calls that I had to initiate, I've not received any status updates in mail or on the online portal) that I'm not eligible because this job classification is not covered.

Are there any other resources available, if not EDD? I'm also just shocked that after working and being taxed so much, I'm being told that I'm ineligible for the safety net..?

I'm hoping someone here has dealt with this because I honestly don't know what else to do.

I received a Paid Family Leave overpayment notice for $4,562.71 and I timely filed an appeal. Since then, I have never received an acknowledgment, hearing notice, appeal decision, or any response at all. The only thing I've received is collection notices, including a Final Collection Notice. I sent in my appeal two months ago and I got the Final Collection Notice yesterday.

Here's what happened:

• I returned to work on January 5, 2026.
• I timely reported my return-to-work date to EDD on January 5, 2026 through the Notice of Change in Claimant Status.
• My confirmation shows EDD received it on January 5 at 12:53 PM.
• Despite having my return-to-work notice, EDD continued issuing benefit payments afterward.
• The overpayment notice later stated that the alleged overpayment period was January 15, 2026 through January 23, 2026, even though I had already reported returning to work 10 days earlier.

The other issue is the calculation.

The notice says:

• Overpayment period: January 15, 2026 – January 23, 2026
• Weekly benefit amount: $1,681
• Alleged overpayment: $4,562.71

Using EDD's stated weekly benefit amount, the daily benefit amount is approximately $240.14 per day ($1,681.00 divided by 7 days). The period from January 15, 2026 through January 23, 2026 consists of nine calendar days.

Nine days at approximately $240.14 per day equals approximately $2,161.26.

I cannot understand how EDD arrived at $4,562.71 based on the dates listed in the notice. I've asked for an explanation, but no one has been able to provide one.

I'm not trying to avoid paying. I'm just trying to pay the correct amount, I'll pay it immediately. I just need someone to correct the amount with Benefit Overpayment Collections.

I called the Benefit Overpayment Collection Section, and they told me they cannot review or correct the amount and that I have to contact EDD. They are only provided limited information and cannot fix anything.

The problem is that I can't get through to anyone at EDD. Every phone number I've tried either disconnects, says they're too busy, or never gives me the option to speak with a representative. I've also heard the SDI/PFL offices have 4+ hour waits.

Has anyone been in a similar situation?

• How did you actually get in contact with someone who could review the overpayment calculation?
• Did anyone else's appeal seem to disappear while collection notices continued?
• Is there another department or method I should be using to get this resolved?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

I am out on disability as I had a baby. My due date was July 17th, I had the baby on July 16th via csection.
I have been getting regular payments on the EDD card since 4 weeks before my due date with no issues.

Recently I had something come in the mail saying I needed to send in an appeal, which I couldn’t find anything in my portal about for more info at all, my claim still had active status and everything looked good, couldn’t get through to a rep when trying to call. I mailed in the appeal just in case, and sited that I hadn’t received any information why I need to send an appeal and that I’m still recovering from birth and all of my dates online are up to date and accurate.

This morning I logged in and instead of saying Claim Active, it says Certification Needed.
When I click on it it states:
Certification Needed: To continue receiving benefits, you must complete a certification. Visit Available Forms or your SDI Online inbox to complete the Cert for Continued Benefits (DE 2500A).

I have checked the Available Forms section, and my inbox to see where that form is to submit and it’s in neither of these places.
The Available Forms section only has an Appeal Attachment, or a 2587 which you fill out when you return to work.

My inbox has nothing.

My return to work date in my portal is set to 9/10/26, which was updated when I notified them via online that I had a csection.
I am supposed to receive another payment tomorrow for the previous 2 weeks, which I am relying on that payment as I now have a baby to take care of, but nothing says that I will or will not receive the payment..

Does anyone know where I can get the form they require so my payment won’t be delayed? I’m really stressing out about this cause this is my only source of income.

Thank you.

I return to work on 8/31. Two weeks from now. I got a payment today. Will I get one last payment for the last 2 weeks of August?