January 03, 2024
The California Employment Development Department (EDD) has published the 2024 maximum weekly benefits amount and employee contribution rate for the State Disability Insurance Program (SDI), which is comprised of disability insurance (DI) and paid family leave (PFL), effective January 1, 2024.
The maximum weekly benefit remains the same as in 2023 at $1,620. Further, the 2024 employee contribution rate for the DI and PFL increased from 0.9% to 1.1%.
As an important reminder, effective January 1, 2024, the SDI taxable wage cap was lifted (i.e., the SDI employee contribution rate is applied against all earnings without a limit).