EDD maternity disability stopped paying a week before return-to-work date - why the inconsistency?

the same exact thing happened to me!! my doctor put march 10 as my return date but they only paid me until march 3. when i called they said something about only paying full weeks or something? but i don't remember that from my first baby either. so annoying!!

The EDD disability rules for maternity claims have some specific calculations about how they determine your end date. Your final payment depends on your delivery type (vaginal vs c-section), recovery progress, and how your doctor filled out the certification. There are two possibilities here: 1. Your doctor might have indicated a different recovery status on this form 2. EDD may have interpreted your return-to-work date differently this time I recommend having your doctor submit a DE2501 extension form specifically for that final week. Make sure they clearly state that your disability continued through your original return-to-work date. This happens more often than you'd think with maternity claims!

This happened to my sister too! I think EDD does this on purpose to save money by hoping people won't notice or bother fighting for the last week. It's only a week but when you multiply that by thousands of maternity claims, they save millions. So frustrating when you're trying to focus on your newborn instead of bureaucracy!

I had this EXACT issue in December! My OB put Jan 15th as my return date but EDD only paid me through Jan 8th. I was missing like $1,400! I spent 3 days trying to reach someone at EDD. Constant busy signals, disconnects, or being on hold for 2+ hours only to get disconnected. Finally I used this service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that someone in my mom's group recommended. They got me connected to an EDD rep in about 20 minutes. The rep explained that my doctor had checked a box indicating "normal recovery" which triggered their system to use the standard recovery period instead of my actual return date. The EDD agent helped me file an extension for that final week and I got paid about 10 days later. You can see how it works in their video: https://youtu.be/DOLxZQb92wM?si=6N1iCQ3a8Cdb2Ay5 Definitely worth checking if your doctor marked something different on this pregnancy's form!

The issue you're experiencing is likely due to how EDD calculates the standard disability periods for maternity claims. For maternity disability, EDD typically provides benefits for: • 4 weeks before your due date • 6 weeks after vaginal delivery • 8 weeks after cesarean delivery If your doctor certified you for longer than these standard periods, EDD sometimes stops at the standard cutoff UNLESS your doctor specifically indicates that you required additional recovery time beyond the standard period. The fact that it was processed differently last time could be because: 1. Your doctor completed the form differently (perhaps checking different boxes about your recovery) 2. You had a different EDD claims examiner who interpreted the form differently 3. There was a policy clarification between your pregnancies To fix this: 1. Have your doctor submit a DE2501 extension specifically addressing that last week 2. Make sure they clearly state you were disabled through your return-to-work date 3. Contact EDD directly to explain the discrepancy from your previous claim Keep in mind that after disability ends, you should apply for PFL baby bonding benefits using form DE2501FP to get up to 8 weeks of additional paid time with your baby.

omg i had my baby 3 months ago and have had nothing but problems with EDD!!!! first they denied my claim saying my doctor didnt fill something out right then they paid me the wrong amount and now they're saying i owe them money back???? the whole system is a joke honestly. i spent 2 weeks trying to get through on the phone and gave up. good luck with your missing week, at least its only one week they messed up for you and not the whole thing!

Just to follow up on my earlier comment - I checked with a colleague who handles a lot of maternity SDI claims, and there's one more possibility: EDD often calculates disability benefits in full-week increments. If your return-to-work date created a partial final week, they sometimes cut off at the last full week rather than paying for partial weeks. For example, if your return date was a Wednesday, they might have paid only through the previous Wednesday rather than including those final few days. This policy is applied inconsistently, which might explain why your first claim was processed differently. When you have your doctor submit the extension, make sure they indicate that your disability continued through the entire week in question. The extension form should specifically address those missing days.

When I had my twins last year the hospital social worker told me that EDD has been overwhelmed with claims since the pandemic and they've been making tons of errors. She said she's seen claims processed totally differently for the same person with different pregnancies. It's so annoying that we have to jump through all these hoops when we're trying to recover and take care of newborns!!! Did you end up calling them yet?

maybe you got a different claims examiner this time who interprets the rules differently? i had a friend who worked at edd for a while and she said some examiners are way more strict than others about exactly how the rules are applied. total luck of the draw unfortunately :