ESD weekly claim question: Do I report job before first paycheck?

You absolutely need to report that you're working starting Thursday, regardless of when you get paid. You report work when you PERFORM it, not when you get paid for it. ESD will calculate partial benefits for the days you weren't working (Sunday-Wednesday), so you should still get something on Monday, just not the full amount.

congrats on the new job! i had the same thing happen last month. def report it, they ask specifcally what days u worked and how many hours. they'll pay u for the days u didnt work.

You have to report when you work! My friend thought she could wait till she got paid and she ended up with an overpayment notice and had to pay back everything plus penalties. NOT worth it!

As others have said, you need to report when you START working, not when you get paid. But here's what you need to know about how this works with ESD: 1. When filing your weekly claim, you'll report the days worked and exact hours each day 2. ESD will calculate your partial benefit based on these hours 3. You'll likely get about 4/7 of your weekly benefit amount (for the 4 days you weren't working) 4. This payment will still come on your regular payment day Be very precise about your hours. If you work 8 hours on Thursday, 8 hours on Friday, and 0 hours on the weekend, report exactly that. Don't round up or down.

WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T LIE TO ESD!!! They compare notes with employers and will find out eventually that you worked before you reported it. Then you'll be on the hook for fraud and have to pay everything back PLUS penalties!!! Not worth it for one extra week. I've seen people get hit with $10,000+ overpayments because they thought they could game the system.

I had a similar situation when I found a job back in February. I reported my work hours starting on my first day, even though I hadn't been paid yet. One thing to note - you'll want to call ESD if your online weekly claim shows any errors or flags after you submit it with the work hours. The online system sometimes gets confused with partial weeks. I had trouble getting through to ESD on the phone though. After trying for days and getting hung up on, I used a service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that got me through to an agent in about 20 minutes. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/7DieNd3C7zQ?si=26TzE_zGms-DODN3 that shows how it works. Totally worth it to make sure my final payment went through correctly.

So did you get the job through WorkSource? I'm still looking and getting desperate...

One more thing to keep in mind - after you report your work hours for this week, you should continue filing weekly claims until you receive your first full paycheck. This ensures there's no gap in your claim if something happens with the new job (like if it falls through during training or probation period). If you're working full-time hours, your weekly claims will show $0 benefit once you're working all days in the week, but keeping your claim active is important just in case. Once you're established at the new job and have received a couple of paychecks, then you can stop filing altogether.