Does severance delay my unemployment claim? (update)

I signed a severance agreement and I am worried about how to report it. It has been a long 8 weeks. The agreement mentions a release and a payment schedule. Did you file straight away?

Rules differ by state. I called the claims line and asked directly, then wrote down the answer and the date.

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 11 months ago, and it got easier once I kept a simple log of every call and form.