Does severance delay my unemployment claim? - 13 months and counting

My employer is paying severance in instalments and I am not sure whether to file now. I do not usually post, so bear with me. I also wonder about the job-search requirement. Did you file straight away?

Keep everything in writing and save the confirmation numbers. It made the follow-up calls so much easier.

Some states only count certain kinds of severance. A local workforce centre could tell me which.