Effective January 1, 2025, State Disability Insurance (SDI) and Paid Family Leave (PFL) benefits increased to 90% of wages for many workers.
Workers with annual wages of $1,200 to $2889.96, or $300 to $722.49 in their highest earning 3 month period are now eligible for $50 per week in SDI or PFL.
Workers with annual wages of $2,980 to $62,025.60, or $722.50 to $15,506.40 in their highest earning 3 month period are now eligible for 90% of their weekly wages in SDI or PFL.
SDI provides benefits to people who cannot do their customary work because of a disability.
PFL provides benefits to people who need to take time off work to care for a seriously ill family member, bond with a new child, or support a family member in the US armed forces who is deploying to a foreign country. (Employment Development Department News Release 25-01, January 2, 2025.)