• CA State Disability Leave- COVID-19 Positive or Exposed
  • CA Paid Family Leave
  • CA Unemployment – School Closures
  • CA Unemployment – Reduced Hours or Shut Down

State Disability Leave: COVID-19 Positive or Exposed

  • If you are unable to work due to having or being exposed to COVID-19 (must be certified by a medical professional), you can file a Disability Insurance (DI) claim.
  • Disability Insurance provides short-term benefit payments to eligible workers who have a full or partial loss of wages due to a non-work-related illness, injury, or pregnancy. Benefit amounts are approximately 60-70 percent of wages (depending on income) and range from $50-$1,300 a week.
  • The Governor’s Executive Order waives the one-week unpaid waiting period, so you can collect DI benefits for the first week you are out of work. If you are eligible, the EDD processes and issues payments within a few weeks of receiving a claim.

CA Paid Family Leave

  • If you are unable to work because you are caring for an ill or quarantined family member with COVID-19 (certified by a medical professional), you can file a Paid Family Leave (PFL) claim.
  • PFL provides up to six weeks of benefit payments to eligible workers who have a full or partial loss of wages because they need time off work to care for a seriously ill family member or to bond with a new child.
  • Benefit amounts are approximately 60-70 percent of wages (depending on income) and range from $50-$1,300 a week. If you are eligible, the EDD processes and issues payments within a few weeks of receiving a claim.

CA Unemployment – School Closures

  • You may be eligible for Unemployment Insurance benefits if your child’s school is closed and you have to miss work to care for them. Eligibility considerations include if you have no other care options and if you are unable to continue working your normal hours remotely.
  • You can File an Unemployment Insurance claim. An EDD representative will decide if you are eligible.
  • California EDD FAQS for Covid-19-related benefits

CA Unemployment – Reduced Hours or Shut Down

  • If your employer has reduced your hours or shut down operations due to COVID-19, you can file an Unemployment Insurance (UI) claim.
  • UI provides partial wage replacement benefit payments to workers who lose their job or have their hours reduced, through no fault of their own.
  • If you are temporarily unemployed due to COVID-19 and expected to return to work with your employer within a few weeks, you are not required to actively seek work each week. However, you must remain able and available and ready to work during your unemployment for each week of benefits you claim and meet all other eligibility criteria.
  • If you’re eligible, benefits can range from $40-$450 per week.
  • The Governor’s Executive Order waives the one-week unpaid waiting period, so you can collect UI benefits for the first week you are out of work. If you are eligible, the EDD processes and issues payments within a few weeks of receiving a claim.
  • California EDD FAQS for Covid-19-related benefits

 

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