EDD certification confusion when taking ONE sick day - marking Question #1 yes or no?

You should answer YES to Question #1, but then you'll need to provide additional details. When you select YES, EDD will ask follow-up questions about which specific days you were unable to work. Just indicate the single day you were sick (Wednesday in your case). This is important because if your employer reports you used sick time and you don't disclose it, it could potentially flag your certification for review. You'll still receive partial benefits for the other days of the week that you were available to work.

last month i marked NO when i was sick for 1 day and nothing bad happened. edd doesnt care about 1 day imo

I've been on reduced hours for 7 months and this just happened to me too!!! I had to take my dog to emergency vet and missed one shift and wasn't sure what to put. I ended up saying YES and then EDD asked which day and I just put that ONE day. Still got my payment for the week but it was reduced a little bit for that day I couldn't work. Don't stress too much, just be honest and they'll calculate it right!!

The correct answer is definitely YES. Here's exactly what EDD looks for with Question #1: If you were physically unable to work due to illness or injury ON ANY DAY you're claiming benefits, you must answer YES. Then you'll specify which day(s) you were sick. This is important because when you certify, you're certifying under penalty of perjury. In your specific case with just one day of illness, you'll still receive benefits for the other days of the week. EDD will just deduct that one day from your weekly benefit calculation. Much better than potentially dealing with an overpayment notice later if your employer's records show sick time that you didn't report!

When i was certifying last year I had a similar situation and spent THREE DAYS trying to get through to EDD to ask this exact question!!!! The phone lines were always busy and I kept getting the "maximum callers" message. SO FRUSTRATING! I eventually used this service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that got me through to an actual EDD rep in like 20 minutes. They have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/JmuwXR7HA10?si=TSwYbu_GOwYzt9km. The rep confirmed I should mark YES and then specify which day I was sick. Saved me so much stress!

WAIT this just made me panic!! Last month I was sick for one day but I answered NO because I didn't think one day mattered!!! Am I going to get in trouble now???? Will they make me pay back my benefits????

I've seen this question a lot, so let me clarify based on EDD guidelines: 1. YES is the correct answer if you were unable to work due to illness for ANY day during the certification period. 2. Following your YES response, EDD will ask which specific days you were unavailable - just mark the one day you were sick. 3. You will still receive partial benefits for that week, minus the day you were unavailable. 4. This maintains consistency between your certification and your employer's records. 5. Being honest about even one sick day is important because employer quarterly wage reports include sick time information. The key thing to understand is that answering YES doesn't disqualify you for the entire week - it just means you need to specify which day(s) you were unavailable.

kinda off topic but my hubby had similar thing where he was coughing up nasty stuff and doctor said it was bronchitis too. took almost 2 weeks to get better even with antibiotics. hope ur feeling better now!