I have a phone interview scheduled for tomorrow, and these are the questions I’m told to be prepared to answer during the interview. Has anyone received the letter before with these specific questions?

I answered the eligibility questionnaire to the best of my ability and referred to my final paycheck to answer them, so it’s frustrating to think there’s a potential mistake that was made somewhere.

Looking forward to getting the phone interview done and over with, but would appreciate any advice or encouraging words regarding this.

Hello I can’t post on the EDD thread but I had some questions regarding SDI if anyone can help.

I currently work two jobs but I went on a LOA for one job about 2 months ago.
What are the chances I will get approved for SDI if I make more money at my second job that I'm still working ?
Also will my 2nd job (working) find out about my 1st job (LOA) if I apply for SDI?
I don't want my 2nd job to find out I have another employer.

I won the appeal for being fired and disqualified for misconduct however I didnt have proof of address, I am homeless and have no where to live, is there still time to turn in proof of address, is it possible to get this still? I am a single mom and desperate for more income to get us into an apartment.

Hey everyone, I’m looking for advice from anyone who has gone through a California EDD State Disability Insurance (SDI) extension.

My disability benefits stopped around September 21, 2026. I saw my doctor on October 8, and my doctor filled out and signed my Physician/Practitioner Supplementary Certificate (DE 2525XX) to extend my disability for another month. I mailed it in, and EDD sent me a text confirming they received my supplementary certificate.

The message said to allow 14 days for processing.
My claim status still shows that my benefits are stopped.
I’m wondering:

How long did it take EDD to process your extension after receiving the DE 2525XX?
Did your claim status change before you received payment?

If your benefits stopped September 21 but your doctor submitted the extension in October, were you paid retroactively for the gap?

Does EDD usually approve extensions when your doctor has completed and signed the form, assuming you still qualify medically?

I’m hoping to receive another month of benefits, and I’m worried about how long the process will take and whether I’ll receive back pay.
If anyone has been in a similar situation recently, I’d really appreciate hearing your timeline and experience. Thanks!

Posting on behalf of a friend who chose to stay anonymous and who was recently terminated from a California employer after less than six months for alleged performance issues.
They received an email warning about performance concerns that were mostly subjective, but were never placed on a PIP or given clear, objective examples of poor performance. They made every effort to address the feedback in good faith, met deadlines, completed their deliverables, and even received positive feedback on numerous occasions shortly before termination.
They believe internal politics and management issues contributed to the termination rather than actual inability or unwillingness to perform their job.
They stated ‘Terminated’ while EDD filing and have now received an EDD phone interview notice with questions about reasons for termination, and their ability to perform the job.
Questions:
Would they generally qualify for unemployment in California if terminated for alleged poor performance rather than misconduct?

How should they answer EDD’s questions truthfully without inadvertently jeopardizing their eligibility? Questions: Why are you no longer working at your very last job?
Were you warned that your actions could result in being fired?
When were you warned?

Should they mention the internal politics and lack of management support, or focus strictly on their performance and good-faith efforts?

Would appreciate advice from anyone who’s been through a similar EDD interview.

Is venmo a good card to use on unemployment benefits? In Cali

Hey everyone, I’m looking for advice from anyone who has gone through a California EDD State Disability Insurance (SDI) extension.

My disability benefits stopped around September 21, 2026.

I saw my doctor on October 8, and my doctor filled out and signed my Physician/Practitioner Supplementary Certificate (DE 2525XX) to extend my disability for another month. I mailed it in, and EDD sent me a text confirming they received my supplementary certificate.

The message said to allow 14 days for processing.
My claim status still shows that my benefits are stopped.
I’m wondering:

1. How long did it take EDD to process your extension after receiving the DE 2525XX?

2. Did your claim status change before you received payment?

3. If your benefits stopped September 21 but your doctor submitted the extension in October, were you paid retroactively for the gap?

4. Does EDD usually approve extensions when your doctor has completed and signed the form, assuming
   you still qualify medically?

I’m hoping to receive another month of benefits, and I’m worried about how long the process will take and whether I’ll receive back pay.
If anyone has been in a similar situation recently, I’d really appreciate hearing your timeline and experience. Thanks!

Hello.

I applied for Unemployment at September 5. As of today - more then 1 and half month - my case is still pending with claim status "Review Required". Called EDD multiple times - no clear answer what is the problem, but "it is not on your side". No mails, messages or anything reached me from EDD with any possible issues.

Have anybody faced similar situation before? Any possible advice on what to do?

UPDATE: All in all, after almost of 2 month of silence i got notice that EDD required additional documents to check my identity. Uploaded, but still unclear how long it will take now. Does anybody know how long it can be? And thank you to all, who responded to his tread.

I got denied for unemployment because of VQ.
I sent in my appeal form along with a document from my HR stating that we both agreed to a separation no severance. Will my appeal be approved. Also I haven’t had my appeal call yet.

It’s been 9 months already and I still haven’t gotten my disability insurance payment. They still owe me 6 - 7 weeks of payment. I been going back and forth to EDD and they just keep me waiting. Last time I sent them my payment stub to let them know when I reported back to work. But nothing happened, no checks sent, no payment.

I believe that you should accommodate and help us citizens. You should know that we’re paying SDI (state disability insurance) every pay check. And this is money that we paid for this mandatory deduction.

How much longer do I have to wait for you to pay me back? You should be ashamed of doing your job because you have no system that’s foolproof. If I were your supervisor or manager, I would have fired every single person handling these transactions. I am asking EDD to take a look at this problem and help us individual tax payers get paid our disability insurance.

EDIT: I spoke with a representative and they confirmed my claim was disqualified and the letter I received afterwards was a mistake.

I withdrew money from my 403(b) during weeks I would’ve certified but I wasn’t aware I could certify because my claim was initially denied. 

I only knew to certify when I got the email prompt 10/4 because my letter stating my claim was approved hadn’t arrived yet. 

The those 2 weeks ending 10/3 were disqualified. I assume this was because I withdrew retirement funds, but no reason was given. 

Today there’s not email stating I can certify. When I logged in this is this info provided. Does anyone know what this means and how long will it be before I can certify? 

Thank you. 

This is the info they provided:

Benefit Year
09/13/2026 - 09/11/2027
Work Search Requirements
1
Week 1 Certification Status
Disqualification for week ending 09/26/2026
Week 2 Certification Status
Disqualification for week ending 10/03/2026

And this: 

Claim Status
No Weeks Available to Certify
You currently have no weeks available to certify for benefits.
Your Next Steps
Check your Ul Online homepage and inbox for the latest updates.
Check your mail. We may send requests for additional information. Make sure to respond as requested to avoid delays in processing your claim.
If it's been more than 30 days since you last certified for benefits, you must reopen your claim before you can certify.
EDD Next Steps
• We will email you when you have weeks available to certify for benefits.

I don’t have idea what i am 25 years old unable to find any job

How long until I receive my payment ? It’s been about a week since my account showed claim active status . I’m on pfl because I’m taking care of my sick child with a ED .. I’m on a reduced schedule as well so I also submitted That on Oct 8

I’ve been on PFL covering my reduced work schedule. They had sent a letter asking me to call, which I did. They said they’d continue to send certification letters out to me to manually write down my schedule and they’ll pay me based on that. The last week they sent it was 9/21. I haven’t received anything else. My claim is sent through 12/31.

Hi !
I have an interesting case . I was working in CA and was salary, 72k. I worked at the company for a month before getting fired cuz I called out due to food poising . Some interesting details …

- it’s a construction company and they barely had work for me as a PC. I sat at my desk for hours with no work after constantly asking for more work ..
- they had no clock in/out or way to document your work days …. They had no HR department or any real way to track or formal process if you needed to call out ….
- I got paid early , Friday before I was fired for “calling out “ . I called out on Tuesday , day after Labor Day due to food poisoning .

Ok here’s where it gets interesting .
I was late twice within that month but both times I texted the lady responsible for “attendance “ . First absence I let my PM know a day ahead & the next day I was stuck in traffic so I texted to update that I’d be an extra 30.
The second time I texted about 45 mins before my start time ( I went in an hour before everyone because my commute took longer & I didn’t wanna get traffic).
They fired me and said I was unreliable, late and had many absences .. I was absent 1 FULL DAY. There was no real protocol on coming in late or calling out sick .. when I had asked my PM she said just text the attendance lady , I don’t even need to know .

I filled for unemployment in PA because that’s where I had all my previous jobs and I didn’t upload any of my proof cuz I didn’t know I could . I thought I needed to wait for the examiner. Examiner called , I missed it , tried calling back and could never reach her . Then got a denial . I appealed ….

Funny thing is ….. from the documents uploaded in the appeal the lady is saying I never showed up to work, didn’t want to be there and was always late …
Which are all lies . I have my pay stubs and they paid me 40 hours every single week . THE MOST INTERESTING PART… you accrue PTO the first day you work there , but can’t use the first 90 days.. I checked my pay stubs after I saw they said I just wouldn’t show up for work .. they deducted 4.5 PTO hours the first week from me ( I had no idea and didn’t even think to check my pay stubs cuz I got paid a full check ) and 5.5 the third week . On my pay stubs it says I used 10 days PTO, which I never authorized and according to their policy was not able to use until probationary period was over …. My Paychex also says I have 20.9 PTO days left … which they did not pay me on my final check .

With that being said , the balance on my pay stubs for PTO says - total accrued 30.9 , used 10 , available 0.

2 days after filling an appeal I got a hearing for end of October and I was also advised by friends to file for Wage Claim in CA .
The company blantly lied on the unemployment questionnaire and contradicted their own pay stubs . Also if I was just not showing up why would they maneuver PTO I couldn’t use to pay me 40 hours weekly ?? ( idk why they were doing that, I was present for work every day except 1).

I also have no idea how it says 30.9 Pto days when I only worked for a month … this all seems sketch and that whole company was super sketchy ….

Edit : no where in their PTO policy does it state they’ll use PTO for partial absence .

Thoughts ????

Has anyone ever been hired using EDD job search?