You do not qualify for unemployment pay during the time you are receiving severance pay.
But once the 30 days are up you will certainly qualify for unemployment compensation.
Some states you can collect unemployment while in severance period, some its after. (your case)
But please do not try saying you will not qualify for the unemployment compensation at all because you took the measly 30 day sev package, lol. That's just not true and hopefully nobody here buys it.
Contractors go on unemployment during any 1-2 week period they will be furloughed so they are getting unemployment checks around 4 times a year or more. And that's with unemployment office knowing they will be back to work within a week or so. If you are a FT employee you are not going back to work for IBM, so of course you get all your unemployment compensation once your severance pay ends. Now in most cases the severance pay is all on the last check so in that case you go file for unemployment right away with no waiting.
There are rumors if you quit or you are fired you will not qualify for unemployment. Ask anyone at the unemployment office if there is really any truth to this and they will roll their eyes. But mo--ns still buy into it.
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