The Illinois rule in one paragraph
Severance is not counted as wages for unemployment. Your weeks are not suspended, and the job-search duty continues.
What to do: Write the separation facts once and reuse the same wording in every filing. A weekly certification that does not match your first statement is the usual path to a repayment notice.
Reported rule — confirm with the agency
Illinois General Assembly (Wage Payment & Collection Act)
Summarized as a rule category, not a citation. The state agency publishes the current text, and plan language can be stricter than the floor.
Unemployment & Severance Offset across all 50 covered states
| State | Rule category | Rule page |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Severance is partially offset; weeks may be reduced instead of suspended. | Alabama Severance Offset rule |
| Alaska | Severance is partially offset; weeks may be reduced instead of suspended. | Alaska Severance Offset rule |
| Arizona | The state divides severance across weeks at your weekly wage: benefits are barred for the weeks the payment covers. | Arizona Severance Offset rule |
| Arkansas | The state severance/offset rule was not verified in this build: no effect is asserted. Ask the state unemployment agency how a lump sum and salary continuation are treated before you file. | Arkansas Severance Offset rule |
| California | Severance is not counted as wages for unemployment. Your weeks are not suspended, and the job-search duty continues. | California Severance Offset rule |
| Colorado | Severance is not counted as wages for unemployment. Your weeks are not suspended, and the job-search duty continues. | Colorado Severance Offset rule |
| Connecticut | The state divides severance across weeks at your weekly wage: benefits are barred for the weeks the payment covers. | Connecticut Severance Offset rule |
| Delaware | A lump sum is ignored; salary-continuation payments count as wages for the weeks they cover. | Delaware Severance Offset rule |
| District of Columbia | The state divides severance across weeks at your weekly wage: benefits are barred for the weeks the payment covers. | District of Columbia Severance Offset rule |
| Florida | The state divides severance across weeks at your weekly wage: benefits are barred for the weeks the payment covers. | Florida Severance Offset rule |
| Georgia | The state divides severance across weeks at your weekly wage: benefits are barred for the weeks the payment covers. | Georgia Severance Offset rule |
| Hawaii | Severance is partially offset; weeks may be reduced instead of suspended. | Hawaii Severance Offset rule |
| Idaho | Severance is partially offset; weeks may be reduced instead of suspended. | Idaho Severance Offset rule |
| Illinois | Severance is not counted as wages for unemployment. Your weeks are not suspended, and the job-search duty continues. | Illinois Severance Offset rule |
| Indiana | Severance is partially offset; weeks may be reduced instead of suspended. | Indiana Severance Offset rule |
| Iowa | The state severance/offset rule was not verified in this build: no effect is asserted. Ask the state unemployment agency how a lump sum and salary continuation are treated before you file. | Iowa Severance Offset rule |
| Kansas | The state severance/offset rule was not verified in this build: no effect is asserted. Ask the state unemployment agency how a lump sum and salary continuation are treated before you file. | Kansas Severance Offset rule |
| Kentucky | The state severance/offset rule was not verified in this build: no effect is asserted. Ask the state unemployment agency how a lump sum and salary continuation are treated before you file. | Kentucky Severance Offset rule |
| Louisiana | The state severance/offset rule was not verified in this build: no effect is asserted. Ask the state unemployment agency how a lump sum and salary continuation are treated before you file. | Louisiana Severance Offset rule |
| Maine | A lump sum is ignored; salary-continuation payments count as wages for the weeks they cover. | Maine Severance Offset rule |
| Maryland | The state severance/offset rule was not verified in this build: no effect is asserted. Ask the state unemployment agency how a lump sum and salary continuation are treated before you file. | Maryland Severance Offset rule |
| Massachusetts | A lump sum is ignored; salary-continuation payments count as wages for the weeks they cover. | Massachusetts Severance Offset rule |
| Michigan | A lump sum is ignored; salary-continuation payments count as wages for the weeks they cover. | Michigan Severance Offset rule |
| Minnesota | The state divides severance across weeks at your weekly wage: benefits are barred for the weeks the payment covers. | Minnesota Severance Offset rule |
| Mississippi | The state severance/offset rule was not verified in this build: no effect is asserted. Ask the state unemployment agency how a lump sum and salary continuation are treated before you file. | Mississippi Severance Offset rule |
| Missouri | The state severance/offset rule was not verified in this build: no effect is asserted. Ask the state unemployment agency how a lump sum and salary continuation are treated before you file. | Missouri Severance Offset rule |
| Montana | The state severance/offset rule was not verified in this build: no effect is asserted. Ask the state unemployment agency how a lump sum and salary continuation are treated before you file. | Montana Severance Offset rule |
| Nebraska | The state severance/offset rule was not verified in this build: no effect is asserted. Ask the state unemployment agency how a lump sum and salary continuation are treated before you file. | Nebraska Severance Offset rule |
| Nevada | The state divides severance across weeks at your weekly wage: benefits are barred for the weeks the payment covers. | Nevada Severance Offset rule |
| New Hampshire | The state severance/offset rule was not verified in this build: no effect is asserted. Ask the state unemployment agency how a lump sum and salary continuation are treated before you file. | New Hampshire Severance Offset rule |
| New Jersey | The state divides severance across weeks at your weekly wage: benefits are barred for the weeks the payment covers. | New Jersey Severance Offset rule |
| New Mexico | The state severance/offset rule was not verified in this build: no effect is asserted. Ask the state unemployment agency how a lump sum and salary continuation are treated before you file. | New Mexico Severance Offset rule |
| New York | The state divides severance across weeks at your weekly wage: benefits are barred for the weeks the payment covers. | New York Severance Offset rule |
| North Carolina | The state divides severance across weeks at your weekly wage: benefits are barred for the weeks the payment covers. | North Carolina Severance Offset rule |
| North Dakota | The state severance/offset rule was not verified in this build: no effect is asserted. Ask the state unemployment agency how a lump sum and salary continuation are treated before you file. | North Dakota Severance Offset rule |
| Ohio | A lump sum is ignored; salary-continuation payments count as wages for the weeks they cover. | Ohio Severance Offset rule |
| Oklahoma | The state severance/offset rule was not verified in this build: no effect is asserted. Ask the state unemployment agency how a lump sum and salary continuation are treated before you file. | Oklahoma Severance Offset rule |
| Oregon | The state divides severance across weeks at your weekly wage: benefits are barred for the weeks the payment covers. | Oregon Severance Offset rule |
| Pennsylvania | A lump sum is ignored; salary-continuation payments count as wages for the weeks they cover. | Pennsylvania Severance Offset rule |
| South Carolina | The state severance/offset rule was not verified in this build: no effect is asserted. Ask the state unemployment agency how a lump sum and salary continuation are treated before you file. | South Carolina Severance Offset rule |
| South Dakota | The state severance/offset rule was not verified in this build: no effect is asserted. Ask the state unemployment agency how a lump sum and salary continuation are treated before you file. | South Dakota Severance Offset rule |
| Tennessee | The state divides severance across weeks at your weekly wage: benefits are barred for the weeks the payment covers. | Tennessee Severance Offset rule |
| Texas | Severance is not counted as wages for unemployment. Your weeks are not suspended, and the job-search duty continues. | Texas Severance Offset rule |
| Utah | The state severance/offset rule was not verified in this build: no effect is asserted. Ask the state unemployment agency how a lump sum and salary continuation are treated before you file. | Utah Severance Offset rule |
| Vermont | The state severance/offset rule was not verified in this build: no effect is asserted. Ask the state unemployment agency how a lump sum and salary continuation are treated before you file. | Vermont Severance Offset rule |
| Virginia | The state divides severance across weeks at your weekly wage: benefits are barred for the weeks the payment covers. | Virginia Severance Offset rule |
| Washington | The state divides severance across weeks at your weekly wage: benefits are barred for the weeks the payment covers. | Washington Severance Offset rule |
| West Virginia | A lump sum is ignored; salary-continuation payments count as wages for the weeks they cover. | West Virginia Severance Offset rule |
| Wisconsin | Severance is not counted as wages for unemployment. Your weeks are not suspended, and the job-search duty continues. | Wisconsin Severance Offset rule |
| Wyoming | The state severance/offset rule was not verified in this build: no effect is asserted. Ask the state unemployment agency how a lump sum and salary continuation are treated before you file. | Wyoming Severance Offset rule |
Rows are rule categories. Confirm the current text with the state wage and hour agency before quoting it in a letter or a filing.
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