To file for your weekly unemployment insurance benefits be sure you first filed an initial application for benefits if you haven't done that please view our video how to file an initial unemployment insurance claim to help you get started benefits are paid based on a weekly basis the weeks start at 12 a.m. Sunday morning and run through 11:59 p.m. on Saturday when you claim a week of benefits you're claiming for the previous week so you can claim anytime after 12 a.m. on Sunday morning through 11:59 p.m. on Saturday for the week that just ended let's walk through an example if he filed your initial application on the second your claim will be effective starting the week ending on the 7th this is done by filing online or by telephone between the 8th and 14th of the month you won't receive any benefits for the first week you claim it's called the waiting week to get credit for your waiting week be sure to file an application for benefits and submit a weekly claim so in this example you're waiting week is the week ending on the 7th your next weekly claim will be for the week ending on the 14th if you're eligible this will be the first week for which you could receive a benefit payment you would file your claim for that week between 12 a.m. on the 15th and midnight on the 21st there are two ways to file your weekly claim the fastest and easiest way is to go online you can use our online claim system on our website WWE Oregon gov accept between 12:30 and 2:30 a.m. each night you can also file by phone using the weekly claim line at one eight hundred nine eight two eight nine to...