Receiving severance until June 2025 - Will EDD disqualify my unemployment claim?

You can and should apply for unemployment immediately. Your termination date for EDD purposes is when you stopped working (yesterday), not the date your severance ends. However, you must report your severance payments as income when you certify each week. Depending on the amount, your weekly benefit might be reduced or zeroed out during the severance period - but you'll still establish your claim now which is important for your benefit year.

ya def apply now!! my company did same thing last yr nd i waited 2 months b4 applying BIG mistake!! once ur severance ends u might hav problems if u wait 2 long to file

I faced a similar situation in 2024 and learned through experience that you should file immediately. Here's why: 1. Your benefit year starts from when you file, not when payments begin 2. Severance is reportable income that may reduce your weekly benefit amount 3. When your severance ends, your full EDD benefits should automatically kick in (if you're still unemployed) 4. Most importantly, if you wait until June to file, you could potentially lose months of eligibility During certification, report your severance income accurately. When I did this, my payments were reduced to $0 during my severance period, but once that ended, I received my full benefit amount without having to file a new claim.

wait, i thought severance doesnt count as income for EDD?? my brother got a lump sum payment and EDD didn't reduce his benefits at all last year. maybe depends on how they classify it??

THE EDD SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO CONFUSE PEOPLE!!! I went through this exact nightmare in 2023 - applied while on severance, then got FLAGGED for an eligibility interview because they claimed I wasn't "truly unemployed" until my severance ended!! Took 6 WEEKS to get an interview and another 2 weeks for them to decide I was eligible all along. By then I'd already missed out on thousands in benefits I should have gotten. The whole system is BROKEN!!!!

If you're having trouble reaching EDD to ask these questions (which let's be honest, we all do), you might want to try Claimyr. I was in a similar situation with severance questions and couldn't get through for weeks. Found this service that gets you through to an actual EDD rep - worked for me after trying for days on my own. Their site is claimyr.com and they have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/JmuwXR7HA10?si=TSwYbu_GOwYzt9km I'd definitely recommend talking to an actual EDD rep about your specific severance situation rather than risking doing something wrong.

i had 2 file a new claim when my severance ended even tho i already had 1 going did anyone else hav to do this??

I'm in almost the exact same boat as you! Got laid off last week but getting severance through July. I'm so confused about all this too. My HR department was absolutely no help explaining how unemployment works. Following this thread to see what I should do...

Everyone's situation is a bit different, but here's what happens in most cases with severance and EDD: 1. Apply immediately after your last day worked 2. Report all severance payments during bi-weekly certification 3. Continue meeting work search requirements every week 4. Once severance ends, if you're still unemployed, you'll start receiving your full benefit amount The most important thing is to be completely transparent about your severance when you certify. Marking that you received income and entering the correct amounts will prevent potential overpayment issues later.

Update: I applied for unemployment yesterday and already got confirmation my claim was received! I reported my upcoming severance payments and put my last day of work as the date I was laid off (not the June date). Thanks everyone for the advice. I'll update again once I find out if my claim is approved or if I run into any issues with the severance reporting.