State disability insurance office san bernardino ca

Disability Insurance and Paid Family Leave Benefits

The California State Disability Insurance (SDI) program provides short-term Disability Insurance (DI) and Paid Family Leave (PFL) wage replacement benefits to eligible workers who need time off work.

You may be eligible for DI if you are unable to work due to non-work-related illness or injury, pregnancy, or childbirth.

You may be eligible for PFL to:

• Care for a seriously ill family member.
• Bond with a new child.
• Participate in a qualifying event because of a family member’s military deployment to a foreign country.

To file for benefits, read messages from the EDD, submit online forms, or manage your profile, access your SDI Online account.

Note: It may be necessary to send some documents via U.S. mail.

To provide feedback about the SDI information available on the EDD website, take our SDI Survey.

New: On February 9, 2022, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 114 which requires employers with 26 or more employees to provide Supplemental Paid Sick Leave for specific COVID-19 related reasons. The law is retroactive to January 1, 2022, and will end September 30, 2022.

For more information, visit 2022 SPSL FAQs or the Department of Industrial Relations News Release.

General Information

• SDI Program Information
• FAQs
• Forms and Publications
• Overview of California’s Paid Family Leave Program (PDF)
• Economic and Social Impacts Study of Paid Family Leave (PDF)
• Paid Family Leave Market Research Report 2015 (PDF)
• Self-Service Options
• Contact SDI

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Disability Insurance and Paid Family Leave Benefits

The California State Disability Insurance (SDI) program provides short-term Disability Insurance (DI) and Paid Family Leave (PFL) wage replacement benefits to eligible workers who need time off work.

You may be eligible for DI if you are unable to work due to non-work-related illness or injury, pregnancy, or childbirth.

You may be eligible for PFL to:

• Care for a seriously ill family member.
• Bond with a new child.
• Participate in a qualifying event because of a family member’s military deployment to a foreign country.

To file for benefits, read messages from the EDD, submit online forms, or manage your profile, access your SDI Online account.

Note: It may be necessary to send some documents via U.S. mail.

To provide feedback about the SDI information available on the EDD website, take our SDI Survey.

New:On February 9, 2022, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 114 which requires employers with 26 or more employees to provide Supplemental Paid Sick Leave for specific COVID-19 related reasons. The law is retroactive to January 1, 2022, and will end September 30, 2022.

For more information, visit 2022 SPSL FAQs or the Department of Industrial Relations News Release.

Statewide Toll-Free Numbers

To contact a Paid Family Leave (PFL) representative, get technical help with Benefit Programs Online, or to use the PFL Automated Phone Service:

• English: 1-877-238-4373
• Spanish: 1-877-379-3819
• Cantonese: 1-866-692-5595
• Vietnamese: 1-866-692-5596
• Armenian: 1-866-627-1567
• Punjabi: 1-866-627-1568
• Tagalog: 1-866-627-1569
• Teletypewriter (TTY): 1-800-445-1312
• California Relay Service: Call 711 and provide the number 1-877-238-4373 to the operator.

Ask EDD

For some topics, Ask EDD is a secure way to send your question or request online. Look for the Continue button at the end of your topic of choice, which indicates you can submit a message with your specific question or issue. 

If you have a question about your PFL claim or need information that is not addressed by our Frequently Asked Questions, you can use Ask EDD.

1. Visit Ask EDD.
2. Select the category Paid Family Leave.
3. Select the sub-category Miscellaneous Inquiry.
4. Select the topic Other (Questions).

Include as much information as possible on the electronic forms. All of your information will be maintained in a fully secure environment.

Note: Google Translate™ is not available within Ask EDD.

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