Does severance delay my unemployment claim? after 6 years as a forklift operator

My employer is paying severance in instalments and I am not sure whether to file now. This is my first time dealing with any of this. The agreement mentions a release and a payment schedule. How did your state treat it?

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 7 months ago, and it got easier once I kept a simple log of every call and form.