Disability/Paid Family Leave confusion

I’m trying to fully understand this. But I do know that once you end your disability and take your PFL, you would then have to file a separate disability claim. Your SDI from the baby is concluded, and once you end it you cannot go back on it. I was extended 4 months after having my baby due to physical complications, and multiple times I was warned to not take my PFL, otherwise it would end my disability and I wouldn’t be able to receive an extension.

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How do you guys learn about all this stuff?

Your doctor should have filled out a form saying that you needed to be on disability and longer after having your baby due to postpartum depression because I know since my daughter was premature I got an additional I believe two weeks

I was told by the EDD office that it would be considered a new claim, so I did submit a new claim. However, I am still confused about the gap between the end of my original disability claim and the new claim just submitted. I was on Paid Family Leave during that time, but I shouldn't have technically been on it, so I'll have to pay back what I received. I'm just wondering what the gap in my timeframe means and what I can tell my employer since my disability got extended to August, and I'll technically still have my full 12 weeks of Paid Family Leave.

@Amanda I asked the doctors assistance about the gap, but she said they couldn't go backwards on my extension and would start the day I saw my doctor and was approved for an extension not the day after my initial disability ended. So I'm lost.

honestly I learned as I went. I battled with EDD for monthssss on three separate occasions. 1st time during the pandemic, 2nd was an emergency surgery and, 3rd time was my baby. I usually went into the office because I couldn’t get through on the phones. I learned a lot from talking to the office people!

I’m not sure if they’re giving you correct info. If you’re submitting a different claim for a new reason it shouldn’t affect your PFL. For all they know you didn’t have PPD at the start of your PFL, and it got significantly worse during your PFL. I would talk to your doctors office staff! They might have some better answers for you!

I'm lost for you as well because they are supposed to fill out a form online

@Samantha this is pretty much my timeline:
6 weeks disability
7 weeks paid family leave (which means I would still have 5 more weeks of baby bonding time) (but being told I need to pay back the 7 weeks I was on it)
8 weeks of new disability claim

I already went to the office once and have tried calling a punch of times but no luck. I just sent in the form from my doctors so I'm going to see what happens within the next week before I go again.

Your situation sounds similar to mine and I was just as confused when it went on with me. I took 6 weeks of disability and had PPD. My doctor (and eventually primary care doctor) extended my disability, and THEN I filed for Paid family leave. I don't think you're able to go back on disability after PFL ends. I recommend stopping by a local disability office near you and get it settled. Over the phone is always unhelpful, and that's if you can even get ahold of someone.

PFL for baby bonding is only 8 paid weeks not 12. The 4 additional weeks protected are just to protect you from your job giving retaliation.

You should treat this PPD as a new claim. You will not have to repay anything if it’s a new claim. It’s only a repayment if it’s an extension. It’s all in technicalities. The PPD is a new health disability. Treat it as separate from the birth SDI.

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