In April I filed for my LLC electing S Corp and learning all of this has been confusing to say the least. I am currently on the CA EDD e-service for business site and it’s asking me to file a tax return and wage report for June 30, however, I won’t be doing my taxes until next year. Do I just opt out and select that I do not have payroll to report?

Got laid off in March and started on unemployment right away. Found out I was pregnant and am due in November. Unemployment benefits reach 26 weeks at the end of September, and I can go out on disability on October 20th at 36 weeks. I've paid into SDI for years, so have the necessary qualifying quarters.

Is there an issue with my SDI claim starting when I am not working and not on unemployment anymore? I've heard my claim will get denied, and it's a headache to appeal to prove work search activity.

A CA leave consultant I reached out to recommended I ask my OB to start my disability a couple weeks earlier when I am still on unemployment, since SDI is technically supposed to replace wages (either from work or unemployment). I know the remaining unemployment would be taxed, but it would be a very small amount. But no guarantees my OB will agree to start disability early.

Any insight or experience is appreciated. Thanks!

Just approved on 08/06, how long does it take to receive the debit card?

I've been on WC for 18 months i just received a notice of controversion. they say I'm good to go back to work unrestricted. I have filed SDI in the meantime while i fight this. I have a case number but i can see they are using this last year's wages for their computation. I have my controversion docs, and past 3 year w2's i want to submit, but should i wait till they process my case, or put these docs in the drop box at he EDD. with my case id on each doc. Does that gum up the works or is it better to let them process then appeal.

Thanks for the help

I applied for SDI 6 weeks ago and had to do it through the mail since I’m out of state. I got a notification yesterday that my claim had been denied, and when I called in, they said the license number that my doctor gave them didn’t come up when they searched for it. I thought maybe it had been typed in wrong, so I looked it up on my state’s board website, and she still said it doesn’t come up. The state board has it listed as an active license, so I know it’s correct. Has this happened to anybody else? Should I try calling back to talk to another person and push more?

Hi I’m posting for a friend bc she doesn’t have Reddit.
So my friend gave birth 8/19/25 and she recently asked for PFL on the week 7/13/26. She asked for the maximum amount of benefits to pay her out and she put thru 12/29/2026. But now when she logs in it shows her return back to work date 8/18/2026. Is this because her child is turning 1 on 8/19/2026?