Severance and unemployment, do they overlap? (Baltimore)

I was offered severance of 6 weeks after being let go as a bookkeeper and I am unsure how it affects benefits. The agreement mentions a release and a payment schedule.

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

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