EDD claim with pending severance package - how to report severance when using a lawyer?

You should absolutely file your claim immediately without waiting for the severance negotiations to conclude. EDD allows you to report income after the fact. When you file your initial claim, there's a question about severance - you can indicate that it's pending but amount unknown. Then once your severance is determined, you'll need to report it during your bi-weekly certifications for the weeks it covers. Remember that severance pay is considered wages and may affect your benefits for those specific weeks, depending on the amount and how it's structured.

happened to me last yr, just FILE NOW don't wait!!! my severence took 3 MONTHS to negotiate and edd woulda denied me if I waited. u can update later

Here's what you need to know about severance and EDD claims: 1. File your claim immediately after separation - don't wait for severance negotiations to complete 2. On your application, indicate that severance is pending/in negotiation 3. When you receive your severance, you must report it during your bi-weekly certification for the period it covers 4. Severance is typically allocated to specific weeks (usually right after termination) 5. For those specific weeks, your UI benefits may be reduced or eliminated depending on the severance amount The key is understanding how EDD treats severance - they allocate it to specific weeks following your termination date. Your benefits will only be affected during those weeks, not your entire claim. So if you get 8 weeks of severance, that might delay your actual benefits for 8 weeks, but doesn't impact your overall claim eligibility or benefit year.

I went through something similar in january. filed for EDD right away but my severance took forever bc of legal stuff too. I couldn't reach anyone at EDD to ask questions and kept getting anxiety about doing it wrong. Finally found this service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that got me connected to an EDD rep in like 20 mins when i'd been trying for days. They have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/JmuwXR7HA10?si=TSwYbu_GOwYzt9km The rep confirmed I should keep certifying normally and just report the severance during the weeks it covered once I knew the amount. Saved me so much stress!

wait hang on im CONFUSED...isnt severence different from unemploymnet? why would u need to report it? i got laidoff last year and got both...nobody told me they were related???? now im worried i did something wrong lol

THE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO TRIP YOU UP!!! I bet they're hoping you mess this up so they can deny your claim or hit you with an overpayment later. DOCUMENT EVERYTHING. Screenshot every page of your application. Save emails. Record phone calls (California is a two-party consent state so tell them you're recording). EDD will use ANY EXCUSE to deny benefits or create overpayments. When you do get your severance, make SURE you report it properly. I got hit with a $6,700 overpayment because I didn't understand how to correctly report my severance package.

To clarify about the severance allocation: EDD typically allocates severance to the period immediately following your termination. For example, if you receive 8 weeks of severance, EDD will allocate that as income for the first 8 weeks after your termination date. During those weeks, your UI benefits may be reduced or eliminated depending on the severance amount. For the original poster: When you certify bi-weekly, you'll need to report any income you received for the weeks you're certifying for. Until your severance is determined and paid, you wouldn't report it. Once you receive it, you'll need to report it for the appropriate weeks (which may require contacting EDD if those weeks have already been certified).

My company did mass layoffs in March this year and I had something similar happen with severance negotiations. I just checked the "severance pending" box when I applied and explained in the additional info section. Took almost 5 weeks to get the severance amount finalized, but my UI claim was processed normally. Then I just had to call EDD to report the severance once I got it. My benefits were reduced for the weeks the severance covered, but the claim itself stayed active.

anyone else notice how EDD seems to have different rules depending on who u talk to?? my friend got told something completely diffrent about serverance pay!!