What's FMLA, FTDI, SDI and when they can be important?

[121 Know]

FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993): up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave of absense in a 12-month period; basically it garantees you still have a job with the same company (might not be the same position); it doesn't garantee that you will get paid during this peroid of time (for pay you'll need SDI or FTDI from the state); restrictions apply; this is a federal law;

PDL (California Pregnancy Discrimination Law): job-protected leave for women having a baby; runs concurrently with and very similar to FMLA; this is a state law; not sure if it also garantees full salary from the employer??

CFRA (California Family Rights Act): up to 12 additional weeks of leave after PDL; this is a state law; think of it as an extention of PDL; not sure if it garantees that you will get paid during this period?? (or you'll get paid only from SDI or FTDI??);

SDI (California State Disability Insurance): up to 6 weeks of payment (55% of salary or $840, whichever is less); this is funded by the state and comes from mandatory employee contribution; more info: http://www.edd.ca.gov or call 1-877-BE-THERE;

FTDI (Family Temporary Disability Insurance): basically a special case of SDI with similar rules; this one is specialized for caring new baby or sick family member (spouse, parent, children); one can use FTDI in addition to an SDI benefit at the same time;