Will $10,000 medical compensation payment stop my EDD benefits? Need urgent advice!

Yes, you absolutely need to report this as income during the week you receive the payment. EDD requires you to report ALL income when certifying, regardless of the source. When you receive that $10,000, you'll be disqualified for benefits that week because it exceeds your weekly benefit amount. However, this doesn't cancel your entire claim - you'll just not receive benefits for that specific week. You can continue certifying as normal afterward, and assuming you meet all other eligibility requirements, your benefits should resume the following week when you have no income again.

Dont listen to that person ur supposed to report WAGES not payments theres a difference. medical study compenstation isnt wages its like a gift or somethin. I didnt report my clinical trial $ last year and everything was fine. EDD only cares about actual job income

I was in a similar situation last year but with a much smaller amount (got $2500 for a focus group that took 2 days). I reported it during certification and yes, I didn't get benefits that week, but everything continued normally after that. Just make sure to keep documentation of exactly what the payment was for in case EDD has questions. They might send you a followup form asking for details about the work performed.

wait i'm confused... are you actually WORKING that week though? because if you're just getting money for donating something and not actually doing a job, idk if that counts as "work". the EDD form asks about work and wages, not random payments you get. personally i would just not report it but maybe thats just me lol

I used to work for EDD as a claim specialist, and I can confirm you must report the $10,000 as income during certification for the week you receive it. The system will automatically disqualify you for that specific week since the amount exceeds your weekly benefit amount. However, this is important: make sure you continue certifying every two weeks WITHOUT INTERRUPTION, even for the week you report this income. If you stop certifying, your claim could be closed. Your benefits will resume for weeks where you have no income to report, as long as you meet all other eligibility requirements.

Have you tried calling EDD directly to ask? Good luck with that lol. I've been trying for WEEKS to get someone on the phone about my missing payment and it's impossible. Always get the "we're experiencing high call volume" message and then it hangs up on me!!! SO FRUSTRATING!!!!!

i just remembered - my cousin had to report a big insurance settlement payout on her EDD and they made her verify it wasnt fraud or something. they might send you extra paperwork so just heads up about that

One more thing to consider - this payment might affect your tax situation for the year too. Both unemployment benefits and the medical study payment are taxable income. You might want to set aside some of that $10k for taxes so you're not surprised next April. I learned this the hard way!

To summarize what you should do: 1. Continue certifying for benefits every two weeks without interruption 2. Report the $10,000 payment in the week you actually receive it (not when you do the procedure) 3. Report it under "other income" and briefly describe it as medical research compensation 4. Keep all documentation related to the payment 5. Your benefits will pause only for that specific week 6. Benefits should automatically resume for subsequent weeks when you have no income If for some reason your benefits don't resume automatically after the week you report the income, then you may need to contact EDD directly to sort it out.