Does severance delay my unemployment claim? after 7 years as a retail manager

I signed a severance agreement and I am worried about how to report it. There are 7 people counting on me, so I am trying to be careful. The agreement mentions a release and a payment schedule. Did you file straight away?

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.