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Waivers now available for Pandemic Unemployment Overpayments
Officials say approvals will be ‘later this summer’; reaching a customer service rep still an exhaustive process This article provided by Eye on Ohio, the nonprofit, nonpartisan Ohio Center for Journalism. Please join their free mailing list as this helps them provide more public service reporting. By Emily Crebs Maggie Rose applied for pandemic unemployment…
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Tens of thousands of Ohioans told to repay unemployment benefits
After waiting weeks for unemployment insurance payments, some are receiving letters demanding they pay back thousands; software troubles continue to dog system By Cid Standifer Marnie Behan got a surprising message in April from Ohio’s Department of Jobs and Family Services about her ongoing unemployment payments. Instead of sending her next unemployment payment, they said…
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The Uphill Battle Ohio Job Seekers Face
Buckeyes Battle Uneven Playing Field; COVID-19 exacerbates trends; Women and Young Workers Hit Particularly Hard By Kevin Williams Graphics by Cid Standifer Note: this article has been updated to include previously unavailable nursing home data. Carmine Ballard graduated from The Ohio State University in 2016, with two Bachelor of Arts degrees— one in Psychology, another…
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In Ohio’s coal country, pandemic pushes unemployment rate from bad to worse
As the novel coronavirus spread, Appalachian Ohio saw the state’s highest percentages of people out of work. By Kathiann M. Kowalski Ohio’s coal mining counties have been hit even harder as unemployment surged following the country’s novel coronavirus outbreak. As the statewide unemployment rate moved from 4.7% in February to 5.6% in March, counties in…
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