/tags/unemployment-compensation Unemployment compensation en-US Copyright Wed, 01 Sep 2021 19:56:26 GMT /government-politics/2021-09-01/ohio-will-pay-back-billions-in-federal-funds-used-for-unemployment And the state will do that by using federal coronavirus relief funds. Wed, 01 Sep 2021 19:56:26 GMT /government-politics/2021-09-01/ohio-will-pay-back-billions-in-federal-funds-used-for-unemployment Andy Chow, Jo Ingles /government-politics/2021-08-05/panel-has-suggestions-for-improving-ohios-unemployment-system The Unemployment Modernization and Improvement Council Issued a report that identifies ways the state agency can improve its system. Fri, 06 Aug 2021 01:37:06 GMT /government-politics/2021-08-05/panel-has-suggestions-for-improving-ohios-unemployment-system Jo Ingles /government-politics/2021-01-28/state-working-on-plan-for-private-sector-to-help-run-unemployment-filing-system Thousands of Ohioans says they're struggling to file unemployment claims through the state's system that is slow and unresponsive. Gov. Mike DeWine… Thu, 28 Jan 2021 22:06:34 GMT /government-politics/2021-01-28/state-working-on-plan-for-private-sector-to-help-run-unemployment-filing-system Andy Chow /government-politics/2020-05-20/state-reports-data-breach-for-pandemic-unemployment-assistance-applicants Deloitte, a consulting company contracted by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS), is investigating a data breach in the system launched… Wed, 20 May 2020 18:43:22 GMT /government-politics/2020-05-20/state-reports-data-breach-for-pandemic-unemployment-assistance-applicants Andy Chow /government-politics/2020-03-25/tech-team-working-on-ohio-unemployment-website State officials say they are putting every resource they have into ramping up Ohio's unemployment compensation website. The site has been crashing due to… Wed, 25 Mar 2020 22:20:34 GMT /government-politics/2020-03-25/tech-team-working-on-ohio-unemployment-website Andy Chow /government-politics/2019-01-22/state-wont-offer-unemployment-benefits-to-furloughed-federal-workers Around 7,000 federal workers in Ohio aren’t receiving paychecks because of the government shutdown. And none of them will be offered unemployment checks… Tue, 22 Jan 2019 18:49:37 GMT /government-politics/2019-01-22/state-wont-offer-unemployment-benefits-to-furloughed-federal-workers Karen Kasler /government-politics/2018-06-22/unemployment-compensation-fix-in-limbo The new House speaker says now that the seven week long fight to elect him is over, it’s time to regain focus on several big issues. Among those - an… Fri, 22 Jun 2018 18:33:49 GMT /government-politics/2018-06-22/unemployment-compensation-fix-in-limbo Andy Chow /government-politics/2018-03-21/unemployment-compensation-bill-gets-another-hearing-no-action It’s thought that if the state went into a recession now, its unemployment compensation fund wouldn’t be able to pay laid-off workers for more than a few… Wed, 21 Mar 2018 18:47:17 GMT /government-politics/2018-03-21/unemployment-compensation-bill-gets-another-hearing-no-action Andy Chow /government-politics/2018-01-29/unemployment-compensation-revamp-moving-forward-labor-business-groups-still-not-on-board The bill to change the way money is put into the fund the state uses to pay benefits to unemployed workers is taking another step forward this week. The… Mon, 29 Jan 2018 21:26:57 GMT /government-politics/2018-01-29/unemployment-compensation-revamp-moving-forward-labor-business-groups-still-not-on-board Andy Chow /government-politics/2017-12-19/in-spite-of-months-of-talks-unemployment-compensation-fund-fix-stalled-again-till-the-new-year After more than a year of negotiations, a fix to shore up the fund that Ohio uses to pay benefits to jobless workers is no closer to reality. For months,… Tue, 19 Dec 2017 19:57:44 GMT /government-politics/2017-12-19/in-spite-of-months-of-talks-unemployment-compensation-fund-fix-stalled-again-till-the-new-year Karen Kasler