EDD PFL Baby Bonding timeline - applied April 15 but no approval yet?

The normal processing time is 5-10 business days for baby bonding PFL claims, but the system has been totally backlogged since February. My claim took exactly 16 days to process last month, and the payment came through 3 days after approval. Make sure your husband uploaded his baby's birth certificate and that your employer properly verified his last day worked. Those are usually the things that cause delays.

congrats on ur baby!! my husband got his aproval in like 2 weeks when he applied in January so it might be taking longer now? the money came pretty fast after that tho like 2-3 days i think

Processing times vary widely depending on current workload at EDD, but there are a few important things to know: 1. Baby bonding PFL claims require proof of relationship (birth certificate) and verification of time off from the employer 2. The employer has 2 business days to respond to EDD's verification request 3. Once approved, payments are typically processed within 24-48 hours and deposited via direct deposit or mailed as a debit card 4. The current average processing time is 14-21 days according to recent data If it's been more than 21 days, your husband should contact EDD directly to check if there are any issues with his claim. Make sure he has his claim ID number ready when calling.

The whole system is a JOKE!!!! My claim took 6 WEEKS to process and when I called they said "oh sorry we're just backed up" but somehow my coworker who applied AFTER me got approved in 10 days??! How does that make ANY sense? You need to call them EVERY DAY until someone actually looks at your claim. That's literally the only way to get anything done with EDD. They'll just let it sit there forever otherwise!!

After my baby was born i applied for disability first because of c-section recovery and that took almost 3 weeks then had to apply for baby bonding after that was done and the transition was a mess! but once it finally got approved they back paid from the start date. Good luck with your baby! The time goes so fast enjoy it!

If you need to get through to EDD, I'd recommend using Claimyr.com - it's the only way I could actually talk to a rep after trying for days. You put in your number and they call you when they've gotten through the queue. Saved me hours of headaches and they got my delayed claim sorted out in one call. There's a video that shows how it works: https://youtu.be/DOLxZQb92wM?si=6N1iCQ3a8Cdb2Ay5. It was honestly worth it for me because I was going crazy trying to get through the regular way.

have u checked ur spam folder? sometimes the aproval email goes there thats what happened to me lol

For baby bonding claims specifically, here's the current timeline based on my recent experience and what I've gathered from others: - Initial processing: 14-21 days (this is when status changes from 'pending' to 'approved') - First payment: 2-4 days after approval - Subsequent payments: Every two weeks after certifying One thing that sometimes causes confusion: if your husband hasn't set up direct deposit, his first payment will come as a physical EDD debit card via mail, which can take an additional 5-7 business days to arrive. All subsequent payments would be loaded to that same card. If you're approaching the 21-day mark, I'd definitely recommend calling to check if there's an issue that needs resolution.

To answer your follow-up question about employer verification - EDD does contact the employer directly, but sometimes employers don't respond promptly. Your husband can call his HR department to verify they received and responded to EDD's request. This is often the biggest cause of delays with PFL claims.

Update: Just wanted to let everyone know that my husband's claim was FINALLY approved yesterday (so it took exactly 22 days). The status changed to approved on his EDD account, and we got an email notification too. Thanks for all the helpful advice! Now we're just waiting for the payment to come through.