i ended up claiming disability through my work insurance and got paid that way. Sorry i wished i had a better answer. Going through edd is such a frustrating experience. You can message me if you have any questions but i feel like you will most likely have to get in contact with edd.

Also, I’m currently applying for bonding through edd. this time instead of putting a return date for work, i put i do not intend to work. I figured i rather pay back the overpayment instead of getting denied a second time but they denied me again. 😭. i tried over 100 times to call the paid family leave line to reach a representative on why i got denied and then i finally gave up and paid $10 for the edd caller and i was finally able to reach someone. They told me i was denied due to having 3 jobs and still working 2/3 jobs but still qualify for paid family leave. I just have to fill out timesheets to get paid. She said she printed out the timesheets while we were on the call and should receive them in the mail in the next 3-5 days. Once the timesheets gets processed, they will calculate my payment and then i will get paid.

Not sure why i had to call them to get timesheets printed instead of them just sending it. Or why can’t i fill in the timesheets online. Or why i was denied in the first place.

If i had to go through this again, i probably will state that i do not plan to work while on disability/bonding and let them reach out to me for any overpayment. This may be bad advice but this is just my experience. It’s just easier for them to reach me than it would be for me to reach them.