Reporting new job to ESD - do I stop filing weekly claims or formally close my claim?

Congrats on the new job! The good news is you don't need to call ESD to formally close your claim. Just make sure to report your new employment on your last weekly claim (which it sounds like you did correctly). Include the employer name, start date, and wages if you worked any days that week. After that, just stop filing weekly claims. Your claim stays open for a year technically, but benefits stop when you stop claiming. If for some reason you need benefits again within the same benefit year (like if the new job doesn't work out), you can just start filing weekly claims again without opening a new claim.

make sure u print out or save a copy of ur last claim submission where u reported the new job!! had a friend who got hit w/ an overpayment notice 6 months later bcuz ESD somehow didnt have record of her reporting her new job even tho she did

You'll want to stop filing weekly claims once you start your new job. Report your hours worked and wages earned for partial weeks, and be precise about your start date. However, I wouldn't completely disengage until you see how the new job works out during the probationary period. If something unexpected happens and you need to restart benefits, it's much easier if you haven't been gone from the system for too long. Also, if you're ever having trouble reaching ESD by phone to discuss your claim status or any issues, I'd recommend trying Claimyr (claimyr.com). They helped me get through to an actual ESD agent within 20 minutes after I spent days trying on my own. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/7DieNd3C7zQ?si=26TzE_zGms-DODN3 that shows how it works. It was a lifesaver when I needed to sort out an adjudication issue.

To add to what others have said, you should print your payment history from your eServices account for your tax records before you stop checking the account regularly. You'll need this info for filing your taxes next year since unemployment benefits are taxable. Go to your claim summary page and look for the payment history section to print or save as PDF. Also, ESD will mail you a 1099-G form in January for your tax filing, but having your own payment record is helpful to verify everything matches up.

I was in the same situation last month!!! Just got a job after being on unemployment for what felt like FOREVER (5 months ugh). I just stopped filing after my last week and everything was fine. But then my new job laid me off during the first week (company had financial issues they didn't tell me about during hiring) and I had to restart my weekly claims. It was actually super easy, I just logged back in and started filing again since my benefit year was still active. So definitely keep your login info handy just in case!!!!!

when i got my job i just stoped filing. nobdy told me i needed to do anything else. that was 2 years ago and never had eny problems

One more important thing: if you work a partial week before your full-time start date, make sure you accurately report those hours and earnings on your final weekly claim. If you earned over your weekly benefit amount in a particular week, you won't receive benefits for that week, but you still need to report it correctly. For example, if your weekly benefit is $500 and you earned $600 in your first week at the new job, report the earnings and ESD will automatically show that week as "excess earnings" with $0 benefit payment. This prevents any overpayment issues later.