100,000+ Californians

are wrongfully denied short-term disability benefits every year.

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Short-Term Disability Claim Lawyer

Should You Get an Attorney?

State Disability Benefits and Paid Family Leave are the most valuable benefits in California’s Benefits System. When you suffer injury and file a short-term disability claim, it could result in a payout amount of more than $60,000.00. So, if the Employment Development Department (EDD) denies your disability claim, it could hold back significant financial assistance that would help sustain you and your family for months. If you ever find yourself in a frustrating and stressful situation, you should hire a short-term disability claim lawyer at Pershing Square Law Firm to help get the resolution you deserve.

When you hire one of our disability appeal lawyers, they can help advise you so that you’ll be successful during the appeals process. The appeal hearing is your only chance to make your case that you deserve your disability benefits by testifying, providing evidence, and persuading the judge to reverse the EDD’s denial. Make sure you make the most out of your hearing by hiring one of our experienced short-term disability claim lawyers to represent you in court and get the decision that’ll help you and your family cope with this difficult time.

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What Are Short-Term Disability Benefits and Paid Family Leave?

California’s short-term disability (SDI) program provides about 60 to 70 percent (depending on income) of wages earned 5 to 18 months before your claim start date. Benefits are payable for a maximum of 52 weeks. SDI claims can amount to over $60,000.00. This program is intended to replace full or partial lost wages during a disability or pregnancy. Alternatively, you may qualify for wage replacement for a shorter period under the Paid Family Leave program (PFL) if you are bonding with a new baby, caring for a sick relative, or lose work due to a spouse or child’s military deployment. As experienced short-term disability claims lawyers, we can shed some light on why claim denials occur. Some of the reasons individuals get denied SDI or PFL include:

 

Denial on procedural grounds, such an unverified ID, lateness or errors in your application for benefits.

The EDD found that you are able to work full-time. This includes overlaps between unemployment and SDI or PFL claims.

The EDD refuses to accept the certification of your health care provider.

EDD’s physician found you are well enough to return to work in an Independent Medical Examination.

You have two back-to-back claims and the EDD decided your second claim arose from the same disability as the first claim, which invalidates your new claim.

The EDD under-calculated your benefits due to out-of-state work or unrecognized income.

EDD believes your disability should be covered by worker’s compensation or a private insurer.

The EDD found that you are not losing wages due to receipt of other types of income, such as pension.

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