State Disability Insurance for State Employees

Effective April 1, 2006, employees in the nine bargaining units represented by SEIU, Local 1000 (units 1, 3, 4, 11, 14, 15, 17, 20, and 21) became eligible for SDI benefits. Payroll deductions for this benefit began October 1, 2005.

Disability insurance pays part of your wages if you have to stop working because of a non-work-related illness or injury. SDI also includes paid family leave benefits.

SEIU is the only union that asked the State to switch its employees to SDI, which is paid for by employee payroll deductions. All other State employees remain in the NDI program, which is paid for by the employer.

For more information about SDI

• Fact Sheet issued 05-03-2005 - PDF
• Fact Sheet issued 07-06-2005 - PDF

Information from the Employment Development Department

• For questions on SDI for State employees, please call EDD at 1-866-352-7675.
• For questions about Paid Family Leave for State employees, a component of SDI, please call EDD at 1-877-945-4747.
• About the SDI Program
• Frequently Asked Questions

DPA policy memo

• PML memo 2006-012 (leave approval) - PDF

Updated September 3, 2010 at 9:03 AM.