When to stop filing ESD weekly claims after accepting a job offer?

Congrats to your son-in-law! He should continue filing weekly claims until he actually STARTS working, not when he got the offer. On those weekly claims, he'll need to report any job search activities as usual until his start date. The key thing to remember is that unemployment is paid based on when you're not working, not based on when you get paid.

went thru same thing in january!!! keep filing til the FIRST DAY hes actually working. the minute he starts the job he cant claim for that week. doesnt matter when he gets paid its about when he WORKS

My son got a job last year and ESD overpaid him because he stopped filing at the wrong time! Tell your son-in-law to keep claiming until his FIRST DAY OF WORK. But on his last claim, he MUST report that he's returned to full-time work. There's a specific question about that in the weekly claim. If he doesn't check that box, the system won't know he's employed!!

Your son-in-law should absolutely continue filing until his start date. Here's what he needs to do: 1. File weekly claims as normal up to the week he starts work 2. For his last claim that includes his first day of work, he must report ALL hours worked (even if not paid yet) 3. Answer YES to the question "Did you return to full-time work?" 4. Provide the date he started working After that, he should stop filing claims completely. Regarding job search activities - technically yes, he still needs to complete and report 3 job search activities each week until he starts working. However, ESD does have a "start date for new job" exception. He should call and ask about this specific situation. Unfortunately, getting through to ESD can be challenging. I used Claimyr (claimyr.com) to get through to an ESD agent when I had a similar question. They have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/7DieNd3C7zQ?si=26TzE_zGms-DODN3 - it helped me get answers about my specific situation without waiting forever.

the most important thing nobody mentioned is he MUST answer YES when the claim asks if he got job offer!!!! thats different from the "returned to work" question! my cousin got in trouble cuz he didnt report the offer date properly but did report the work start date and ESD said it was misleading...

I went through EXACTLY this in December! Had a job offer Dec 2 but didn't start until Jan 8. I kept filing weekly claims and doing my job searches (even though it felt pointless). The ESD person told me job searches are still required until your actual start date because technically offers can fall through. On my first day of work, I filed my final claim reporting my hours worked that week, checked the "returned to full-time work" box, and that was it. System automatically closed my claim after that. Hope this helps!

To summarize the correct procedure that your son-in-law should follow: 1. Continue filing weekly claims until he begins working on March 17th 2. Continue completing 3 job search activities each week and reporting them (unless he gets an official exemption) 3. For the week that includes March 17th, file a claim and report: - The exact hours worked that week - His gross earnings (before taxes) for those hours, even if not yet paid - Answer "Yes" to "Did you return to full-time work?" This ensures he receives all benefits he's entitled to while avoiding overpayment issues. After filing that final claim, his claim will be automatically closed when he indicates he's returned to full-time work. Important: If he works partial hours during his first week (starting mid-week on March 17th), he may still be eligible for partial benefits for that week depending on his earnings.