Laid off in April 2022, last day worked was June 20. After being denied unemployment payment week after week finally got the explanation denial is due to receiving severance and bonus. Funny, I was laid off from Sprint and other companies and received severance while still collecting unemployment but apparently something has changed in the last 5 years or so. So, save your money kiddos, because you may not be able to collect unemployment.
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@1xzj+1i72DRW7 Comments like that is the exact reason OP will be closed and turned into a shopping mall.
Ignorance of the law is no excuse to complain. It's all described by the 2012 statute 44-704 section e.
I was told to wait to file unemployment until after my severance was done.
Worked for me and I am in Kansas.
Long ago, Kansas changed the rules and you could get unemployment "after" severance was paid out, not at same time if paid bi-weekly. I wonder if with a lump sum payment, the same applies after the amount of time used to calculate severance has passed. For example if the severance payment is based on 6 months, can you apply for unemployment after that period (post 6 months).
I do expect states, TMO, etc. will throw in a Covid wrinkle (you worked here vs there) to avoid paying unemployment. They never stopped withholding it from paychecks, paying it to a worker....nah.
From that interwebs thingy which gives us information at our fingertips...
Different states have different policies regarding severance, and whether your payment will affect unemployment benefits depends on state law. For example, receiving severance pay does not impact your benefits in California, even if you receive it in a lump sum instead of in regular installments like a paycheck. You need to report the amount you receive, and pay taxes on it as you would any other income, but it will not be deducted from your unemployment compensation. In New York, if you continue to receive the exact same benefits you received while working, you would not be eligible for unemployment—in most cases. You might be eligible to claim unemployment benefits if your weekly severance pay is less than the maximum weekly unemployment insurance rate. In Texas, severance may delay or stop receipt of unemployment benefits, and payments will be delayed until the payment's period of coverage has expired. Because state laws and individual circumstances vary, check with your state department of labor for the rules that determine if you qualify.
I did report severance as was required. The first time I was laid off from Sprint, severance was paid bi-weekly, and I collected unemployment on top of that. Must be lump sum payments are treated differently. Of course, taxes stripped about half of that lump sum due to having to pay marginal taxes. So double screwed. Thanks, T-Mobile and the State of Kansas!
Most states are like this. Any severance will reduce your benefits, down to zero, for the weeks you had severance. Lucky for you, because if you get it and they find out you received severance, you'd have to pay it back... which definitely sucks.