One additional important detail: If your claim doesn't appear online after 14 business days, you should verify that your doctor's office actually submitted the DE 2501 form. Sometimes they say they'll mail it but then it gets delayed. For pregnancy claims specifically, EDD requires both parts of the form to begin processing - your portion and the medical provider certification. If you're approaching your due date and still don't see anything online, you may want to consider having your doctor complete another certification to submit directly, just to be safe. Better to have a duplicate submission than risk delays in your benefit payments.

dont forget to do the continued claim forms when they come!!! they send them every 2 weeks and if u dont send em back they stop ur payments

something similar happened to me back in 2023... my employer "lost" my paperwork twice and I ended up having to pay for urgent care out of pocket initially! the system is so broken. make sure you keep copies of EVERYTHING and take pictures of any forms before you submit them to your employer.

Update us on how things go! If your employer continues to be unresponsive, you may need to escalate this matter. The California Division of Workers' Compensation has an Information & Assistance Unit that can intervene. They can be reached at 1-800-736-7401. Also, just to reiterate because it's important: temporary disability payments through workers' comp are different from SDI. Workers' comp TD payments are approximately 66.67% of your average weekly wages (with minimum and maximum limits) and are tax-free. The first 3 days are not paid unless you're off work for more than 14 days or hospitalized.

Has anyone else noticed that sometimes the EDD website shows your payment was issued but it takes 2-3 days to actually appear on the BoA card? That always makes me nervous lol

Also make sure u certify for ur disability every 2 weeks or they stop paying u!! My sister didn't know and missed a payment because of it.

My sister works for the state and she told me EDD is always behind on everything lol. But seriously though, I got SDI last year and received my 1099G on January 29th in the mail. I think you can also request it by phone if you're in a hurry.

Tax professional here. A few important points about EDD 1099G forms: 1) They must be postmarked by January 31st per IRS regulations 2) You can access them online through your UI Online account (not SDI Online) under the "Tax Information" section 3) If you received less than $10 in benefits, you may not receive a 1099G 4) Remember that while SDI benefits are federally taxable, they are NOT taxable on your California return 5) If you urgently need your 1099G, you can request a duplicate by calling EDD directly If you haven't received yours by February 7th, I would recommend contacting EDD to ensure they have your correct mailing address and to request an electronic or duplicate copy.

The EDD is ALWAYS doing this!!! They start paying people and then randomly stop with NO explanation!! It's so frustrating!! My sister's coworker had her disability payments stopped for SIX WEEKS while they did some stupid "review" and she almost got evicted!!! The system is completely broken and they don't care at all about people suffering. I bet if we were big corporations they'd make sure the money came on time!!!

Update: I finally got through to EDD this morning! Used that Claimyr service someone mentioned and was connected to a rep in about 15 minutes. The representative confirmed exactly what many of you said - my retroactive claim is under routine review since it spans both SDI and PFL programs. She said the review should be completed by next week, and if approved, the remaining payments will be released all at once. Such a relief to finally get an answer! Thanks everyone for your help and suggestions.