/tags/ohio-department-of-job-and-family-services Ohio Department Of Job And Family Services en-US Copyright Fri, 01 Mar 2024 20:05:21 GMT /2024-03-01/ohioans-have-new-option-to-verify-identity-for-unemployment-claims People who apply for unemployment in Ohio must verify their identity. Most can do that electronically but, in some cases, they can’t. Now they now have another option – post offices. Fri, 01 Mar 2024 20:05:21 GMT /2024-03-01/ohioans-have-new-option-to-verify-identity-for-unemployment-claims Jo Ingles /politics-government/2022-02-23/county-sends-an-additional-1-million-to-help-refugees-find-work Four agencies that serve refugees will have an additional $1 million to help connect clients to employment. Wed, 23 Feb 2022 22:47:04 GMT /politics-government/2022-02-23/county-sends-an-additional-1-million-to-help-refugees-find-work Renee Fox /politics-government/2022-01-18/ohios-step-up-to-quality-childcare-program-makes-improvements The 'Step Up to Quality' program was created to increase the accountability of childcare programs that get state assistance. The Ohio Department of Job and Services said the program has made changes. Tue, 18 Jan 2022 20:28:12 GMT /politics-government/2022-01-18/ohios-step-up-to-quality-childcare-program-makes-improvements Jo Ingles, Karen Kasler, Ohio Public Radio /politics-government/2021-11-30/ohio-to-use-new-technology-to-get-more-adoptable-kids-in-forever-homes Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, who himself was adopted at a young age, said this new technology will help caseworkers find people who might be willing to adopt a child. Ohio is the first state in the nation to use this technology. Tue, 30 Nov 2021 20:10:23 GMT /politics-government/2021-11-30/ohio-to-use-new-technology-to-get-more-adoptable-kids-in-forever-homes Jo Ingles /coronavirus/2021-08-30/ohio-o-nearly-3-4-billion-in-unemployment-overpayments Ohio paid nearly $3.4 billion dollars in overpayments to people getting unemployment since March of 2020. And while the state is still counting up all the money that was overpaid, that total doesn’t include the paid claims that were fraudulent. Mon, 30 Aug 2021 19:24:26 GMT /coronavirus/2021-08-30/ohio-o-nearly-3-4-billion-in-unemployment-overpayments Karen Kasler /2021-07-16/ohios-unemployment-rate-increases-to-5-2-in-june Last month, Ohio's unemployment rate continued to trend in an upward direction. Fri, 16 Jul 2021 19:05:12 GMT /2021-07-16/ohios-unemployment-rate-increases-to-5-2-in-june Michael Lee /coronavirus/2021-05-27/lawmaker-thinks-vax-a-million-database-is-subject-to-open-records-law More than 2.7 million Ohioans have signed up for the state’s Vax-A-Million drawings. However, there are questions as to whether information Ohioans gave to be eligible for that drawing could be subject to public records laws. Thu, 27 May 2021 20:29:42 GMT /coronavirus/2021-05-27/lawmaker-thinks-vax-a-million-database-is-subject-to-open-records-law Andy Chow /news/2021-05-24/ohio-agencies-prepare-for-federal-overhaul-of-foster-care-reimbursement When the Family First Act takes effect October 1, group foster homes nationwide will no longer be reimbursed. Mon, 24 May 2021 10:22:47 GMT /news/2021-05-24/ohio-agencies-prepare-for-federal-overhaul-of-foster-care-reimbursement Adora Namigadde /coronavirus/2021-05-18/ohio-overpaid-2-1-billion-in-unemployment-benefits-during-pandemic The state of Ohio overpaid more than $2 billion in unemployment benefits to hundreds of thousands of Ohioans during the pandemic and a significant percentage of that money went to fraudulent claims. Tue, 18 May 2021 17:25:33 GMT /coronavirus/2021-05-18/ohio-overpaid-2-1-billion-in-unemployment-benefits-during-pandemic Karen Kasler /news/2021-05-11/ohio-brings-back-work-search-requirement-for-jobless-benefits State labor officials say people collecting unemployment benefits will soon have to once again prove they're looking for work to quality. Tue, 11 May 2021 12:54:06 GMT /news/2021-05-11/ohio-brings-back-work-search-requirement-for-jobless-benefits Steve Brown