/tags/john-baker John Baker en-US Copyright Mon, 31 Aug 2020 21:30:14 GMT /ideastream/2020-08-31/restaurant-employees-looking-forward-to-extra-300-in-unemployment-checks Ohioans receiving unemployment benefits can expect an additional $300 weekly starting mid-to-late September. The payments will be retroactive, going back to Aug. 1. Ohio Restaurant Association (ORA) President John Baker told ideastream those additional funds are “really a lifeline” for many restaurant employees, whose industry has been particularly hard hit by the pandemic. Mon, 31 Aug 2020 21:30:14 GMT /ideastream/2020-08-31/restaurant-employees-looking-forward-to-extra-300-in-unemployment-checks Ida Lieszkovszky