smh EDD needs to get there act together. how hard is it to have a working website in 2023?

Hey OP, any luck with resetting your password? Keep us updated!

Just to follow up - did your payment arrive yet? The holiday backlog should be processed by now. If it's been approved for more than 7 business days without payment, you might want to call.

So glad to hear your payment came through! The waiting game with EDD is absolutely nerve-wracking, especially when you have bills due. For anyone else reading this - it seems like the MLK Day holiday really did push everything back about a week from normal processing times. Good to know for future reference that holiday Mondays can mess with their whole system like that.

My wife just went through this whole process. Her PFL took about 9 days to process after her SDI ended. The EDD website never updated properly though - she got a payment before the website even showed her claim was approved. So don't trust the website 100%.

I'm also currently waiting for my PFL to process after my pregnancy disability ended! Reading through these responses is both reassuring and nerve-wracking at the same time. It sounds like there's such a wide range of processing times - from 3 days to over a month. I submitted my PFL application about a week ago and haven't heard anything yet. Like you, I'm worried about the income gap since my last SDI payment just came through. Has anyone found that calling EDD actually helps speed things up, or do you just get stuck in the phone queue forever? I'm trying to decide if it's worth the hassle at this point or if I should wait another week.

Just to give you a timeline expectation - my pregnancy disability claim took exactly 14 days to process from submission to first payment. The first payment included retroactive benefits from my disability start date. Make sure you're checking your SDI Online account regularly, as that's where they'll post messages if they need additional information. Also verify your payment preference (EDD debit card or direct deposit) is set up correctly to avoid payment delays. For what it's worth, the longest part of the whole process was getting my doctor to submit their portion of the claim!

Hey Keisha! I went through something very similar when I had my daughter last year. I switched jobs about 4 months before going on maternity leave and was so worried I'd messed something up on the paperwork. Here's what actually happened: EDD pulled wage records from BOTH my old job (where I made more money) AND my new job to calculate my benefits. The employer you list on the DE 2501 is really just for them to verify your current employment status and last day worked - it doesn't determine which wages they use for your benefit amount. Your benefit calculation will be based on your highest earning quarter during the base period, which sounds like it would include your previous employer's wages since they paid you more. That's actually good news for your benefit amount! The one thing I'd recommend is making sure all your wage information is accurate in their system. You can check this by creating an account on the EDD website and looking at your wage history. If anything looks off, you can submit corrections, but honestly most of the time their records are complete. Try not to stress too much (easier said than done, I know!). Focus on preparing for baby and let EDD do their thing. Congratulations on your upcoming arrival! 💕

I went through this exact situation 8 months ago with PFL overpayment after returning from bonding leave. Here's what worked for me: First, you're absolutely right not to cash those checks! For the dependent question, list yourself and the baby as 2 dependents since your husband is financially supporting you both during this time period. I made the mistake of initially only counting dependents from my tax return and had to correct it later. Also, when you return the checks, include a brief timeline showing when he submitted return-to-work paperwork versus when EDD continued sending benefits - this helps demonstrate it was their processing error, not late notification on your part. The whole process took about 6 weeks to fully resolve, but they did eventually clear the overpayment once they processed the returned checks properly.

I'm dealing with a very similar situation right now! EDD sent me 4 extra weeks of PFL checks after I returned to work from maternity leave, even though I submitted all my return-to-work documentation on time. Like you, I haven't cashed the extra checks because something felt off about receiving them. Reading through everyone's advice here has been incredibly helpful - I had no idea about marking the checks "RETURNED UNCASHED" or that I should photograph them before sending back. The dependent question was confusing me too, but now I understand it's about who is financially dependent on me NOW, not from last year's taxes. Since my partner is currently unemployed and I'm supporting them plus our baby, that would be 2 dependents. It's so frustrating that their system errors become our paperwork nightmares, but at least we're not alone in this!