Eastern Standard Time - is abbreviated as EST. Eastern Daylight Time- is abbreviated as EDT. Elkhart, Indiana is GMT/UTC - 5h during Standard Time. Elkhart, Indiana is GMT/UTC - 4h during Daylight Saving Time.
California EDD Announces 2016 Changes to State Disability Insurance. California EDD Announces 2016 Changes to State Disability Insurance. The California Employment Development Department (EDD) has announced that the 2016 employee contribution rate for State Date Disability will remain at .9%. The taxable wage base from which the contributions will be taken will increase from $104,378 to $106,742 and the maximum cost to an employee will be $960.68.
California provides paid time off for parenting and pregnancy leave. California is one of the few states that has a short-term disability insurance (SDI) program for employees. Many people refer to this program as temporary disability insurance (TDI); in California, it's the same thing. Employees fund the short-term disability program through payroll deductions and can receive benefits when they are temporarily unable to work due to disability, including pregnancy.