If you put your 2 weeks' notice and they fire you can you get unemployment in California?

I did already file online through myEDD, just waiting to hear back. So you're saying EDD might not treat this as a straight quit? That would be huge for me.

EDD definitely looks at the specific circumstances here — the fact that the employer dismissed them before the notice ended matters a lot. It's not a clean quit situation at all.

The DE 429Z came in the mail and it shows a weekly benefit amount in the low $300s which seems about right for my wages. So the claim is at least set up. Now just waiting to see if there's going to be a phone interview.

Did they ask you anything about why you were quitting in the first place? I'm a little nervous they'll disqualify me because I had another job lined up.

They did ask — I was honest that I had accepted another position. The interviewer noted it but what seemed to matter most was that I was let go before my notice was up. Keep all your texts or emails from your employer about being dismissed early.

having written proof that your employer ended it early is so important here, screenshots of any message they sent you saying not to come back would be gold

Three days without getting through sounds like my experience trying to call. I might look into that for my situation — I have questions about whether my start date at the new job affects my benefit year end date.

wages from partial weeks tripped me up too when I was filing. good to know there's a way to actually ask someone directly instead of guessing

wait so even if they had just let her work the full two weeks she might still have been eligible because she had a job gap? I didn't know that

EDD would have looked at the reason for the quit — having accepted a new position that starts later could be considered a good reason depending on the circumstances. Getting fired during the notice period is a separate and more straightforward issue on top of that. EDD decides after looking at both sides.

This is making me rethink my own situation from last year. I quit without notice and assumed I had zero shot at unemployment. Might have been wrong about that.

I have the exact dates noted — resignation submitted Monday the 14th, walked out Wednesday the 16th, notice would have run through the 28th. Should I include all of this in a message through UI Online or just wait for the interview?

Hold onto all of it and have it ready for the phone interview. The DE 4800 notice will have the date and time the interviewer phones — keep your phone nearby at that time. If for any reason you miss it, phone EDD that same day.

having the specific dates lined up like that will make the interview go much smoother, interviewers ask for exact timelines

I have an email chain where my supervisor told me 'we won't need you to come in for the remainder of your notice.' That should work the same way right?

Honestly that might be even clearer than what I had. An email that explicitly says they're releasing you before your notice ends is about as direct as it gets.

document everything and don't delete any of it, even if the email seems casual or offhand — EDD takes written proof seriously during the interview

the 8am sharp right when they open trick used to work better than it does now honestly

Claimyr worked for me when nothing else did — ended up talking to an EDD agent about my partial week wages as I mentioned above

is the live chat through UI Online any better? I saw someone mention there's a Help button that connects to a live agent during certain hours

That's not how it works. Quitting starts a question about eligibility, not an automatic denial. If you quit with what EDD considers a good reason, you can still qualify. And if your employer ends the employment early on top of that — before your notice period is done — that's a whole separate event EDD looks at. The original quit doesn't just override everything that happens after.

EDD looks at the actual facts of the separation, not just who made the first move. 'You quit so you're done' is a myth. The employer's decision to dismiss someone early during a notice period is exactly the kind of thing EDD considers.

okay that makes way more sense, I'll make sure she sees this thread

When you start the new job you report those wages when you certify for that week. If you're working full time, you won't be eligible for that week — you just answer the certification questions honestly about whether you worked and how much you earned. No separate notification required beyond the regular certification.

Good to know — so I keep certifying every two weeks and report my new job start date and wages when that week comes. The certification questions will cover it.

exactly, the certification process asks all the right questions. just answer everything honestly and EDD handles the math

I had no idea about this — I haven't gotten that notice yet but I'll be watching for it. What's the form called?

Look for the DE 8405 in the mail, it's the notice about registering for work. The 21-day clock starts from the date on that notice, not from when you get it.

I forgot about CalJOBS when I filed my first claim and it held up two weeks of payments. Don't skip it

So my first certification will show two weeks, one unpaid waiting week and one that gets paid out?

Exactly. The first certification period tends to cover those two weeks and you'll see payment for the second one if everything is approved.

I got confused about this my first time and thought my payment was short. it was just the waiting week doing what it's supposed to do

This is really helpful context. My employer hasn't responded to my EDD application yet as far as I know — does that change anything for my claim?

EDD mails your employer a notice about your claim and gives them 10 days to respond. If they respond, EDD considers both sides during the interview. If they don't, EDD moves forward with the information you provided. Either way, EDD is the one who decides — the employer doesn't have veto power over your claim.

The employer not responding actually benefits the claimant in a lot of cases since EDD proceeds on the claimant's account of what happened

That's exactly the kind of thing I'm worried about. I'm going to triple-check whatever my employer puts on the EDD paperwork against what I reported.

check your Claim History in UI Online — if dates are off or weeks show Pending without explanation it might mean there's a discrepancy EDD is looking into

discrepancies in reported dates between employer and claimant are one of the more common reasons claims go to adjudication — it doesn't mean you're denied, just that EDD needs to sort it out

I literally thought adjudication meant they were about to deny me when I saw it on my claim. genuinely relieved to know it just means they're still deciding

super common misconception. pending and adjudication both just mean EDD is working through it, not that you've lost

That's right — EDD says you need to be actively looking for work but their public pages don't give a specific number of applications per week. Keeping your own records of where you apply is a reasonable habit but it's not something you submit through UI Online.

I was actually about to start logging applications in a spreadsheet just in case. Sounds like that's a smart personal habit even if EDD doesn't require it in a specific format.

How long after the phone interview does it usually take for weeks to clear? I know EDD doesn't give a specific timeline but trying to manage expectations on my end.

It can vary a lot honestly — some people see movement within a week of the interview, others wait longer. UI Online's Claim History showing Pending is normal during the decision period.

mine cleared about nine days after my interview but I've seen people on here say it took three weeks. just keep certifying on schedule and don't let a pending status panic you

I didn't get any severance — just my final paycheck for the days I worked. So that's one less thing to worry about.

vacation pay or any in-lieu-of-notice pay would still be reported if you received it though, EDD's list includes those even if severance has different treatment

They only paid me through Wednesday — nothing for the remaining days of my notice. So I just report those two days of wages for that week and that's accurate.

Exactly. Report what you actually earned, for the week you earned it. EDD works out the rest.

and remember earnings get reported for the week they were earned, not the week the paycheck arrives — that one trips a lot of people up

okay I definitely thought those were the same thing. so the phone interview is just EDD asking questions, and an appeal is what happens if you disagree with their decision after?

Exactly. Interview first, then EDD makes a call. If you get a Notice of Determination that goes against you, you have 30 days from the date on that notice to appeal in writing using the DE 1000M form or a letter. The interview and the appeal are completely separate steps.

This is worth knowing up front — a lot of people skip the CalJOBS registration or stop certifying because they think the interview is the whole process. Keep certifying through the whole thing so EDD can pay back any approved weeks.

The partial week wage question is exactly what I need answered for my own claim — I only worked through Wednesday of that first week. Nice to know there's a way to actually get a real answer from EDD on that.

that offset formula is confusing in the abstract, makes sense you'd want to hear it applied to your actual numbers

I've been checking every morning honestly. It's reassuring to know the info updates daily even if nothing has changed yet.

The waiting is the hardest part but obsessively checking every hour won't make it move faster — once a day in the morning is usually when updates post.

I set a reminder on my phone for my certification dates so I never miss one — missing a certification can delay things even more and that's the last thing you want when weeks are already pending

This is the kind of thing I would have never known to do. I'll keep certifying no matter what the status shows.

The appeal hearing is under oath, you can represent yourself, and you get a written decision mailed after. Bring every document you have — the resignation notice, the email dismissing you early, anything from your employer about the separation.

and make sure you count the 30 days from the mailing date on the Notice of Determination, not from when you actually receive it in the mail — that date is what EDD uses

Using Claimyr to reach EDD while my appeal was pending helped me confirm which weeks were still certified and accounted for — the agent told me exactly which periods were in the system so I knew nothing had fallen through the cracks.