My question involves unemployment benefits for the state of: California.
I am pregnant and I was laid off from my job on the very day that I was eligible for CA State Disability Insurance. I reopened an existing unemployment claim. I will need to open a new claim for Unemployment Insurance on Oct 24th. I was perusing the EDD website which said I may not be eligible for Diisability Insurance because I am no longer employed and receiving Unemploment Insurance Benifits. The EDD website states that I would be eligible for Disablility Insurance if I were actively looking for work at the time of disability, but have to be "actively connected to the labor market". To receive Unemployment Insurance benefits I must certify every week that I am looking for work (although they do not require me to fill out a work search record on the continued claim form). Another question on the continued claim form asks if I was too sick or injured to work. I am afraid that if I apply for Disability Insurance I will jeopardize my ability to receive the Unemployment Insurance on the basis of being too sick or injured to work. In my current situation am I eligible for the Disability Insurance? I would like to receive the Disability Insurance in case I am not able to get another position before my Unemployment Insurance Claim runs out (it would extend the length of time I could receive benefits). Thanks for any guidance you could give

