Severance and unemployment, do they overlap? - 9 months and counting

I signed a severance agreement and I am worried about how to report it. This is my first time dealing with any of this. 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 9 months ago, and it settled down once I kept a simple log of every call and form.