/tags/unemployment-benefits Unemployment Benefits en-US Copyright Fri, 14 Feb 2025 06:20:34 GMT /2025-02-14/judge-orders-state-to-ask-feds-for-900m-in-covid-unemployment-benefits-for-300-000-ohioans Ohio must try to get back around a billion dollars in pandemic unemployment benefits from the federal government and distribute it to Ohioans who have been waiting since June 2021. Fri, 14 Feb 2025 06:20:34 GMT /2025-02-14/judge-orders-state-to-ask-feds-for-900m-in-covid-unemployment-benefits-for-300-000-ohioans Karen Kasler /coronavirus/2021-10-28/state-auditor-confirms-unemployment-fraud-and-overpayment State Auditor Keith Faber confirms the state overpaid nearly $3.8 billion in unemployment benefits. Thu, 28 Oct 2021 19:27:53 GMT /coronavirus/2021-10-28/state-auditor-confirms-unemployment-fraud-and-overpayment Andy Chow, Statehouse News Bureau /2021-10-22/ohio-chamber-of-commerce-leader-proposes-bonuses-required-training-for-jobless-ohioans The president and CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce said he has a proposal to change the way unemployment benefits are paid. Fri, 22 Oct 2021 20:16:03 GMT /2021-10-22/ohio-chamber-of-commerce-leader-proposes-bonuses-required-training-for-jobless-ohioans Karen Kasler /news/2021-10-07/no-decision-on-ohio-lawsuits-over-retroactive-300-weekly-jobless-checks Lawsuits over the discontinued $300 weekly checks continue, though the federal program financing them ended last month. Thu, 07 Oct 2021 20:18:02 GMT /news/2021-10-07/no-decision-on-ohio-lawsuits-over-retroactive-300-weekly-jobless-checks Karen Kasler /2021-09-30/ohioans-who-lost-jobless-benefits-to-scammers-can-apply-to-get-money-restored Ohioans who lost money when their unemployment accounts were taken over by scammers can start applying to get that money back on Friday. Thu, 30 Sep 2021 22:02:47 GMT /2021-09-30/ohioans-who-lost-jobless-benefits-to-scammers-can-apply-to-get-money-restored Karen Kasler /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-09-01/impact-of-unemployment-benefits-on-the-economy Unemployment compensation has served as a lifeline for many who were out of work or lost jobs. We’ll look at the impact unemployment benefits have had on the economy and with so many jobs available will we see open positions being filled? Wed, 01 Sep 2021 12:44:35 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-09-01/impact-of-unemployment-benefits-on-the-economy /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 /coronavirus/2021-08-25/appeals-court-sends-lawsuit-over-300-weekly-unemployment-checks-back-to-franklin-county-court The fight to bring back the $300 weekly additional checks to unemployed Ohioans remains up in the air after an appeals court decided to send the case back to a Franklin County judge. Wed, 25 Aug 2021 20:11:34 GMT /coronavirus/2021-08-25/appeals-court-sends-lawsuit-over-300-weekly-unemployment-checks-back-to-franklin-county-court Andy Chow /coronavirus/2021-08-19/appeals-court-deciding-whether-to-restore-300-weekly-unemployment-checks-to-ohioans Three appeals court judges will decide whether unemployed Ohioans should get $300 in additional weekly checks – a benefit Gov. Mike DeWine ended last month, though the federal program runs through September 6. Thu, 19 Aug 2021 11:13:07 GMT /coronavirus/2021-08-19/appeals-court-deciding-whether-to-restore-300-weekly-unemployment-checks-to-ohioans Karen Kasler /coronavirus/2021-08-12/waivers-now-available-for-ohio-pandemic-unemployment-overpayments Ohioans were accidentally given over $1.2 billion in accidental Pandemic Unemployment Assistance payments between May 2020 to February 2021. For Ohioans who received overpayments reaching a customer service representative and be an exhaustive process. Thu, 12 Aug 2021 09:00:00 GMT /coronavirus/2021-08-12/waivers-now-available-for-ohio-pandemic-unemployment-overpayments Emily Crebs