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• If I receive notice that my employee is continuing to receive unemployment benefits even though I have requested they return to work, how do I inform EDD?
• Can I appeal or protest a decision awarding UI if I still think I should not have to pay?
• How long do SDI benefits last?
• I fired a worker for poor performance, why did he win his unemployment insurance claim against me?
• How much will someone who is eligible to receive disability benefits get?
• As a small employer, do I need to distribute the paid family leave (PFL) brochure to new employees, and can my employees take PFL?
• May an employee get sick leave pay while on SDI?
• Can a former employee who quit my firm and worked for another employer in the meantime collect unemployment from my reserve account?
• How long does someone have to wait before SDI benefits begin?
• Is a pregnant employee entitled to state disability insurance (SDI)?
• What notices are required to be distributed to employees?
• Four months ago, my employee took PDL for three months and returned to work. She now wants to take child bonding leave. Will she be able to collect Paid Family Leave?
• What is a National Medical Support Notice and how do I respond?
• Why was my former employee granted unemployment insurance benefits even though she is getting severance pay?
• Does the state have any program to help employers find alternatives to layoffs?
• Am I required to provide a written termination notice for the UI program?
• Why is a new employee, who is out on a medical leave, receiving less than 60% of their entitled state disability insurance?
• Do I have to post a UI poster and distribute UI pamphlets?
• Does the Earned Income Tax Credit Notice Need to be in Writing? Is a Poster Enough?
• Do I have to grant my employee time off for cosmetic surgery and hold their job?
• Can an employee collect partial SDI benefits if they are able to come back to work only part-time?
• If my employee quit, why did they win their unemployment insurance claim against me?
• Can a former out-of-state employee collect California UI?
• Is an employee who enters a substance abuse recovery program eligible for SDI?
• Do I have to hold a job open or provide benefits for an employee who is out on state disability leave?
• How does vacation pay affect SDI benefits?