State Disability Insurance
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California State Disability Insurance (SDI) is a statutory (state-regulated and state-audited) state disability program of the State of California for short-term disability income replacement. The program is in effect since 1946.
The costs of the program are covered by contributions to the State Fund in the form of SDI tax paid by employees, optionally by employers. Employee contributions to the state fund are deductible as state taxes. There is a limit for the annual contribution. For example, in 2003 it was $812.18.
The plan provides a tax-free replacement of income of 55% of an employee's average weekly pay, up to a maximum weekly benefit, which, e.g., in 2003 was $728.00 ($50/week minimum) . Benefits become available on the eighth consecutive day of disability and continue for up to 52 weeks of disability if the beneficiary paid SDI taxes as an employee, 39 weeks the beneficiary had voluntary self-employment coverage.
External link
- California State government SDI info (http://www.edd.ca.gov/direp/diind.htm)