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After a decades-long decline in teen employment, Gen Z is reversing the trend
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — The latest jobs report showed an unexpected surge in hiring. The leisure and hospitality sector has been growing at a steady clip and added over 42,000… Read More
A West Virginia bill that adds work search to unemployment and freezes benefits is made law without signature
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — People receiving unemployment benefits in West Virginia will need to do more to prove they are searching for jobs to collect state benefits under a new… Read More
Ohioans have new option to verify their identity for unemployment claims
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — People who apply for unemployment in Ohio must verify their identity. Most are able to do that electronically but, in some cases, they can’t. Now… Read More
Ohio’s economy is hot. What will make it even better for workers and businesses?
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s economy is tipping toward workers, after years of favoring businesses and employers. That’s the conclusion in an annual report from a progressive think… Read More
The job market slowed last month, but it’s still too hot to ease inflation fears
WASHINGTON (NPR) — Hiring cooled last month from its sizzling pace in January, but the U.S. job market remains unusually hot, with an unemployment rate hovering near a half-century low…. Read More
Despite Ohio Supreme Court ruling, attorney on $300 unemployment checks case says it isn’t over
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed the case over whether Gov. Mike DeWine had the power to cut off $300 weekly checks to… Read More
Thousands are still waiting for Ohio Supreme Court ruling on unemployment stimulus checks
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — It’s been more than four months since the Ohio Supreme Court heard arguments over whether Gov. Mike DeWine had the authority to cut off $300 weekly… Read More
Audit finds more details in unemployment overpayment and fraud
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A state audit says changes to the federal requirements for unemployment compensation and a lack of controls led to the state doling out $3.8 billion… Read More
Ohioans Who Lose Jobless Benefits To Scammers Can Apply To Get Money Restored
COLUMUBS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohioans who lost money when their unemployment accounts were taken over by scammers can start applying to get that money back on Friday. That’s… Read More
Ohio Democrats Want A Cybersecurity Investigation Into Fraudulent Jobless Claims
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Some of the victims whose identities were stolen for fraudulent unemployment claims say they are getting notices to pay back that money from the state… Read More
Judge Orders ODJFS To Review All Denials For Unemployment In 21 Days
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services has 21 days to decide appeals from people who were denied federal pandemic unemployment assistance, according to… Read More
Ohio On The Hunt To Recover $465M In Unemployment Fraud
COLUMBUS (Statehouse News Bureau) — After nearly a year of dealing with massive fraud, Ohio is launching a multi-agency operation to search for the people who bilked the state out… Read More
Unemployed Ohioans Want Representation On State Unemployment Panel
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Late last month, Ohio ended the extra $300 unemployment benefit that had been coming from the federal government, saying it would encourage Ohioans to… Read More
Half Of States Are Ending Pandemic Jobless Aid Early, And The Economy Could Suffer
Citing a severe shortage of workers, half of the nation’s governors have decided to end extra federal jobless benefits months early. But an economist says that will set back households and businesses.
Ohio Pandemic Unemployment Overpayments Hit $2.1 Billion
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s human services agency says overpayments in both the state and federal unemployment insurance program topped $2.1 billion during the coronavirus pandemic. That includes both overpayments… Read More
Roaring Back: Employers Add 916,000 Jobs As Economy Emerges From Winter Slump
Hiring by U.S. employers accelerated sharply amid an improving public health outlook and a new round of $1,400 relief payments.
State Senate President Calls Unemployment Issues ‘Catastrophic Government Failure’
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The top leader of the Ohio Senate says the issues with the state’s unemployment compensation system represent a catastrophic government failure. Senate President Matt… Read More
More Unemployment Claims Flagged For Possible Fraud, Slowing Down Benefits
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Filings for unemployment benefits had been slowly ticking up in January. But the last two weeks of reported numbers show an explosion of claims. And… Read More
Ohio Is Finding More Cases Of Fraud In Its Unemployment Processing System
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Some of the more than 140,000 Ohioans who have recently filed for unemployment may not be getting their checks soon due to another problem… Read More
DeWine Previews Change Coming For Unemployment Filing System
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — People around Ohio are lodging complaints about the state’s unemployment compensation filing portal. Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) says an unprecedented influx of people applying for… Read More
State Working On Plan For Private Sector To Help Run Unemployment Filing System
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Thousands of Ohioans says they’re struggling to file unemployment claims through the state’s system that is slow and unresponsive. Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) says the… Read More
Why Ohio’s Unemployment System Might Not Be Fixed Soon
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s unemployment system continues to be a challenge for thousands of Ohioans who say it is slow and non-responsive. And the system has needed… Read More
Ohio Jobless Claims Rise Again Amidst Pandemic Uncertainty
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The number of Ohioans filing initial claims for unemployment compensation during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic jumped last week, according to state data released Thursday. The latest… Read More
Why Many Ohioans Are Not Getting Federal Unemployment Dollars Yet
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The federal government has authorized $300 weekly unemployment bonus checks, but many Ohioans say they are not getting them yet. Ohio Department of Job… Read More
Nearly 13% Of Ohioans Received Unemployment Assistance At Some Point This Year
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau)– More than 1.5 million Ohioans – nearly 13 percent of the state’s population – have received some sort of unemployment assistance since the pandemic began last… Read More
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