Can I get paid for COVID sick week when certifying for EDD with no doctor's note?

When you certify, you should still mark that you were unable to work due to illness for the days you were sick. EDD allows for temporary illness without documentation in many cases. On your certification form, there's a question asking if you were too sick to work - answer "Yes" and indicate how many days. As long as it wasn't the entire certification period, you should still receive at least partial benefits. Based on my experience, they typically only require medical documentation if the illness extends beyond a week or becomes a pattern. Just be completely honest about which specific days you couldn't work or look for work due to illness.

i had somthing similar happen las month. i got a rly bad flu and couldnt look for work for like 5 days. i just put yes on the question about being sick and wrote how many days. they still paid me for that week but it was less money i think. dont worry to much

Just to clarify what others have said: When certifying, you'll answer "Yes" to question #2 "Was there any reason (other than sickness or injury) that you could not have accepted full-time work each workday?". Then for the follow-up question about how many days you were unable to work, enter the exact number (sounds like 6 in your case). EDD typically reduces your weekly benefit amount by 1/7 for each day you couldn't work. So for a 6-day illness in a 7-day week, you'd likely receive 1/7 of your normal weekly benefit amount. For the second week where you have medical documentation, you should still report those days as well, but having the documentation helps if they ever question it. Don't worry too much - being temporarily ill is a valid reason and doesn't disqualify you completely. It just reduces the amount for that specific week.

DON'T LISTEN TO THESE PEOPLE SAYING IT'S FINE!!! The EDD system is DESIGNED to trap you. I answered honestly about being sick for just THREE DAYS and they completely disqualified my entire week AND flagged my account for an eligibility interview!!! Then I couldn't get anyone on the phone for WEEKS to fix it. They make it IMPOSSIBLE to reach anyone when there's a problem. The system is BROKEN and they're looking for ANY excuse to deny benefits!!

You might be overthinking this. I had a similar situation back in January. Just mark the days you were sick and unable to work. As long as its not like every single week that youre reporting illness, EDD is usually fine with it. Everybody gets sick sometimes. Just be honest.

I went through almost the exact same situation last month. I was sick (not COVID, but bad flu) and couldn't job search for 5 days, then had a doctor's note for the following week. When I called EDD to ask about it, I spent 4 HOURS trying to get through their phone system - kept getting the "we're experiencing high call volume" message and disconnects. I finally used Claimyr (claimyr.com) to get through to an actual EDD representative. They have this service that basically calls EDD for you and connects you when they get through. They have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/JmuwXR7HA10?si=TSwYbu_GOwYzt9km The rep confirmed what others here are saying - just mark the days you were sick, and they'll reduce that week's benefit accordingly. It's not a big deal as long as you're honest about it. Hope this helps!

wait im confused... so if ur sick do u say yes to question 2 or no? cuz question 2 asks if theres any reason OTHER THAN sickness that u couldnt work. so wouldnt u say no if sickness was the only reason??

UPDATE: I just completed my certification and answered honestly about the days I was sick. I said NO to question 2 (since being sick was my only reason) and YES to question 3 about being sick/injured, and entered 6 days for the first week and 1 day for the second week. My status now shows "pending" so I guess I'll find out in a few days what happens. Thanks everyone for your help - I'll update again when I know more!