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Advocates Call for Redo of Ohio Unemployment Benefit Bill
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A coalition of health and human services advocates says a proposal to change Ohio’s unemployment compensation system would severely limit jobless benefits for workers and it should be redone.
The request from Advocates for Ohio’s Future came Monday, a day before a legislative panel planned to hold a hearing on the bill.
The bill’s supporters say it helps address solvency issues with the system so Ohio is better prepared in case of a recession.
But advocates say the bill would “dismantle” an effective poverty prevention program. Among other changes, the bill would cut the number of weeks that a person could get jobless benefits. The coalition wants a committee of employers, state officials and others to further explore such changes.