Unemployment Insurance, State Disability Insurance and Paid Family Leave benefits can now be issue by direct deposit into personal checking or savings accounts. Recipients can elect to have their benefits issued by direct deposit by going to their MyEDD account, selecting profile on the main menu, and then updating their preferred payment option. (EDD News Release 24-23, June 17, 2024.)
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State Disability Insurance
EDD benefits eligibility for Covid-19
The Employment Development Department (EDD) has issued a statement on its website about benefits eligibility for people impacted by Covid-19. People certified by a medical professional as unable to work due to having or being exposed to COVID-19 are eligible for State Disability Insurance.
People unable to work because you are caring for an ill or quarantined family member with COVID-19 as certified by a medical professional are eligible for Paid Family Leave, which is up to 6 weeks of benefits.
People who have reduced work hours because the employer has reduced hours or shut down operations due to COVID-19, can file for Unemployment Insurance.
In addition, employers experiencing a slowdown in their businesses or services as a result of the coronavirus impact on the economy may apply for the UI Work Sharing Program which allows employers to retain their trained employees by reducing their hours and wages that can be partially offset with UI benefits. (EDD Coronavirus-2019.)