EDD certification question - how long will I keep getting weeks to certify? Can I just stop if I find work?

As long as your claim is active, you'll keep getting weeks to certify until you either exhaust your claim balance or reach the end of your benefit year (whichever comes first). If you get a job, you have two options: 1. Report your earnings when you certify for the weeks you worked, and if your earnings exceed your weekly benefit amount, you'll receive $0 for those weeks. 2. Simply stop certifying. You don't need to formally close your claim - the system will just make your claim inactive after a while if you stop certifying. Personally, I think option #1 is cleaner because it creates a clear record of why your benefits stopped. But technically either way works.

just stop certifying when u get a job. thats what i did last summer when i finally got work after 5 months of nothing. EDD doesn't care they just stop sending $ lol

You NEED to tell them when you get a job!!! My cousin just stopped certifying when he found work and six months later EDD sent him a notice saying he was disqualified for all his weeks because he didn't respond to some form they sent about why he stopped claiming. They wanted all the money back plus penalties!!! Don't make that mistake.

My claim has been stuck in pending for 3 weeks now. I've been calling EDD every day but can't get through. Anyone know what to do??

To directly answer your questions: 1. Yes, you'll continue to receive certification weeks until either your benefit year ends or your claim balance is exhausted. Your benefit year lasts for 12 months from when you opened your claim. 2. If you find work, the proper procedure is to continue certifying for any weeks where you were still unemployed or partially employed. When you certify, report any earnings for work performed during those weeks. 3. Once you're fully employed, you can simply stop certifying. While there's no formal "closing" process required, it's a good practice to certify for those final weeks with your new employment information included. 4. If your employment situation changes again within your benefit year, you can resume certifying for benefits (subject to eligibility based on your circumstances). This approach ensures your claim record is complete and accurate, which helps avoid potential issues down the road.

One thing nobody's mentioned - if you stop certifying for a while and then need to start again within your benefit year (like if the new job doesn't work out), you'll need to reopen your claim. This is different from filing a new claim - it's just reactivating your existing one. You do this through your UI Online account. The system will prompt you if you try to certify after a gap.

Just wanted to add from my recent experience - I was in a similar situation last year. When I found work, I continued certifying for the final two weeks and reported my new job earnings. Even though I earned more than my weekly benefit amount (so got $0 in benefits), this created a clean record that I had returned to work. A few months later when that job ended unexpectedly, I was able to reopen my claim easily through UI Online without any complications. The EDD rep I spoke with actually complimented me on keeping proper records. It's definitely worth taking the extra 5 minutes to certify those final weeks properly rather than just disappearing from the system. Good luck with those job leads!