When to report new job to TWC if onboarding starts before official start date?

congrats on the job! you report it when you actually START working and getting paid, not when you do paperwork. the onboarding stuff is just prep, not employment.

This exact thing happened to me back in February. You don't report anything until you actually START the job (first day physically working). Just keep claiming your weeks until your actual start date. But make sure when you do your payment requests, you answer "no" to the question "Did you work or were you self-employed during this period?" until you actually start. The onboarding paperwork isn't considered work - it's just administrative stuff.

Congratulations on your new position! To clarify the TWC rules on this: you only report employment when you begin performing work for which you receive pay. Completing onboarding paperwork is not considered employment. You should continue filing your payment requests until your actual start date (June 18th). Regarding your waiting week funds: You can apply for your waiting week reimbursement after you've received three benefit payments AND returned to full-time work. When you start working on June 18th, you'll report this on your next payment request. After you've reported returning to full-time work, TWC's system will automatically determine if you're eligible for your waiting week payment and process it accordingly. Keep all documentation of your official start date in case there are any questions later.

To add to what everyone's saying - the most important thing is being consistent with your employer and TWC. If your official hire paperwork says June 18th, then that's your start date for TWC purposes too. The system should automatically process your waiting week after you report returning to full-time work, but in my experience, that doesn't always happen smoothly. I had to call TWC to get my waiting week processed correctly because their system missed it. Took me 43 tries over 3 days to get through on the phone. I finally used Claimyr (claimyr.com) to get connected - they have this system that holds your place in line and calls you when a TWC agent is available. Saved me hours of redial frustration. You can see how it works here: https://youtu.be/V-IMvH88P1U?si=kNxmh025COIlIzKh Just make sure all your payment requests until June 18th are submitted, then report your return to work on the next request after your start date.

THE TWC SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO TRAP YOU!!!! Be VERY careful about this! My cousin did his onboarding early but didn't start for 2 weeks and TWC tried saying he committed FRAUD because the employer reported his hire date as the day he signed papers NOT his actual start date!!! They wanted him to pay back TWO WHOLE WEEKS of benefits!!! Make sure your employer understands that your hire date on ANY paperwork they submit to state agencies should match your ACTUAL FIRST DAY WORKING! Get it in writing if you can!!!

To address the concern raised about potential discrepancies between paperwork and actual start dates - this is actually a common issue that can be resolved. If you're concerned, you can do two things: 1. Ask your new employer to clarify on your hiring paperwork that while documents are being completed now, your official start date (first day of work) is June 18th. 2. Keep documentation of your actual first day worked (your first timesheet, initial clock-in, or an email from your manager confirming your start date). If there's ever a question, TWC allows you to provide this documentation during the fact-finding process. The key determination is when you first performed work for wages, not when paperwork was processed.

Congrats on the new job! When I got hired back in January I had the same situation. Did all the paperwork and background check stuff two weeks before actually starting. My HR person told me my hire date was officially the day I actually started showing up for work not when I signed all the forms. Thats what I reported to TWC and everything was fine!

One more important thing - when you do your last payment request after starting the job, make sure you report the exact hours you worked and wages earned during that specific request period. Don't report future hours or full-time status until you've actually worked those hours. TWC calculates partial benefits based on your reported earnings for each specific period, not based on your employment status change.

Exactly! You'll report only the hours you actually worked during the claim period. For example, if your payment request covers June 11-24, and you start on June 18th, you would report only the days/hours worked from June 18-24, not the full two weeks. Additionally, on that payment request, you'll answer "Yes" to the question about returning to full-time work, and provide your employer information. The system will then recognize that you've returned to work full-time and should process your waiting week payment automatically. Just to be crystal clear: the waiting week is the first week of your claim period that would have been payable, but was withheld as your "waiting week." You become eligible for this payment after receiving three benefit payments AND returning to full-time work.

Congrats on the new job! Just wanted to add that you should also make sure to keep a copy of your offer letter or employment contract that clearly shows your June 18th start date. This can be really helpful if there are ever any questions down the line. I've seen cases where people had issues because their employer's HR system showed different dates than what was actually agreed upon. Having your own documentation makes everything much smoother if you ever need to clarify with TWC. Good luck with the new position!