How to properly stop ESD benefits after finding employment? Need help with claim closure process

congrats on the job!! just stop filing ur weekly claims and your good. thats what i did last yr, no problems

While simply stopping your weekly claims will eventually close your claim, the proper way is to report your employment on your last weekly claim. When you file that final claim, you'll indicate that you've returned to work, report any hours worked during that week, and answer "yes" to the question about whether you've returned to full-time work. This helps ESD properly close your claim and prevents any confusion about your status. If you've already missed filing a weekly claim that would have included this information, you can call ESD directly to inform them. This ensures everything is properly documented in their system.

So I had this happen to me when I got hired back in february. I called ESD to tell them and sat on hold for HOURS and never got through. I tried for 3 days straight!!!! Eventually I just stopped claiming and hoped for the best and it was fine but I was stressed for weeks thinking they might come after me for fraud or something. The system is broken!!!

To properly close your unemployment claim after finding work: 1. Report your new employment on your final weekly claim 2. Answer "yes" to returning to full-time work 3. Enter the date you started working 4. Report any earnings for that week 5. Continue to report any part-time hours/earnings during your waiting period before your job starts If you've already missed filing a weekly claim that would include this information, you can still call ESD at 800-318-6022 to inform them about your employment. They can manually note this on your account. It's important to properly close your claim to avoid potential overpayment issues later. Your claim will eventually close automatically if you stop filing, but providing formal notification is the proper procedure.

when i got a job after 7 months on unemployment i just stopped filing claims. then like 3 months later ESD sent me this weird letter asking why i hadnt filed and if i was still unemployed? i had to call them and explain i had a job which was super annoying but they just updated their system. no big deal really but definitely would have been easier if i had told them up front lol

Another important thing to remember is that if you're starting your job in 2 weeks, you should continue filing your weekly claims until you actually start working. You're still eligible for benefits during that waiting period as long as you're meeting all other requirements (available for work, conducting job search activities, etc.). Once you begin working, file that final claim reporting your employment as others have mentioned. This ensures you receive all benefits you're entitled to while properly closing out your claim.

Yes, technically you need to continue your three job search activities each week until you actually start working. However, if you have a definite job offer with a confirmed start date, you can request to be placed on "standby" status for those final weeks, which would exempt you from job search requirements. You'd need to call ESD to request this, though, and for just two weeks it might be simpler to just do the job search activities.