Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Rocio Kiryczun, Director of Human Resources
Lisa Okada, Deputy Director of Human Resources
Subject: Resolution Authorizing Applications for State Disability Insurance for employees in the Management, Attorney and Confidential groups and employees represented by the San Mateo County Council of Engineers
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt resolutions:
A) Approving the filing of an application for elective coverage of State Disability Insurance pursuant to California Unemployment Insurance Code section 710.5 for employees in the Management, Attorney and Confidential groups and authorizing the Board President to sign the applications on behalf of the Board; and
B) Approving the filing of an application for elective coverage of State Disability Insurance pursuant to California Unemployment Insurance Code section 710.5 for employees represented by the San Mateo County Council of Engineers, and authorizing the Board President to sign the applications on behalf of the Board.
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BACKGROUND:
The California State Disability Insurance Program (SDI) provides Disability Insurance and Paid Family Leave (PFL) wage replacement benefits to eligible workers who need time away from their jobs. Employees who participate in SDI are eligible to receive partial wage replacement for up to 52 weeks per year for a qualifying disability and up to 6 weeks per year of PFL wage replacement benefits to care for a seriously ill child, parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, spouse, or registered domestic partner or to bond with a new child entering the family by birth, adoption, or foster care placement.
According to the California Employment Development Department (EDD), approximately 18.7 million California employees participate and pay mandatory contributions to the SDI Program. However, for County employees, participation in the SDI Program is n...
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