California State Disability Insurance (CA SDI)
This page provides information about the California State Disability Insurance (CA SDI) program which consists of Disability Insurance (DI) and Paid Family Leave (PFL), and is administered by the state.
The Employee Development Department (EDD) of the State of California fully administers the California State Disability Insurance (CA SDI) program which consists of Disability Insurance (DI) and Paid Family Leave (PFL). This State run program is paid for by employees through payroll deductions. Reference Benefits At A Glance or your pay stub to see if your bargaining unit participates in this program. For any questions on this benefit, please refer to EDD.
Disability Insurance (DI)
- DI provides 52 weeks of partially paid disability benefits at 60% - 70% of employee weekly pay for wages earned 5 to 18 months prior to your claim effective date.
- The maximum weekly benefit is $1,300/week for a non-work related illness, injury, or pregnancy.
- DI has a 7 day wait period for benefits.
Paid Family Leave (PFL)
- PFL provides up to 8 weeks of paid benefits to individuals 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. Benefits are also available to new parents who need time to bond with a new child entering their life either by birth, adoption, or foster care placement.
- PFL provides 60 – 70% of weekly wage replacement up to a maximum of $1,300/week for 8 weeks in a 12 month period. This is no wait period for this benefit.
General Information & Claims Submission
- For PFL, you must submit your claim within 41 days from the date your family leave began
- For information on how weekly benefit payment amounts are determined, utilize EDDs Weekly Benefit Calculator . For more information on calculating weekly benefit amounts see: SDIs weekly benefit calculations and the PFL weekly benefit calculations
- EDD recommends that applicants submit claims online for faster service
- For information on pregnancy and PFL utilize EDD's FAQs and EDDs Pregnancy and PFL Training Deck
Contact Information
For the fastest service, access your claim information or file a claim online with SDI Online. You can also contact EDD representatives at 1-800-480-3287 for Disability Insurance or 1-877-238-4373 for Paid Family Leave, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.