Month: July 2021

CINCINNATI (WXIX) – The fight to get Ohio to pay back $ 300 in weekly unemployment benefits remains trapped in the court system. At a Friday hearing in Franklin County,

Cleveland – According to the Ohio Department of Employment and Family Services, two Ohio companies announced massive layoffs in July. Compass Group laid off 72 employees because it lost its

State unemployment programs overpaid benefits by $ 12.9 billion during the first year of the pandemic after unemployment benefits were extended to cover more workers, new government accountability office says

Former Chase Chief Economist Anthony Chan on High Unemployment Claims and the Labor Market Recovery. Many governors have cited the federal unemployment benefit of $ 300 as the reason businesses

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Employment and Family Services has admitted it has failed to track the number of Ohio workers whose unemployment benefits have been stolen –

It sounds like a mistake, almost too good to be true, but it is for real. If you’ve been unemployed for a while in New Jersey this year, you can

Indiana resumed expanded unemployment benefits. Governor Holcomb announced last month that the state would withdraw from the federally funded $ 300 supplement to unemployment benefits. Indiana is one of 26

(The Center Square) – New report says Ohio, along with other eastern coal states, may not have the bond financing needed to cover the costs of preparing thousands of acres

July 15, 2021 | Portman difference Senator Portman has joined FOX Business’ Kudlow this afternoon to outline his concerns over the Democrats’ $ 3.5 trillion reconciliation proposal and discuss the

Joe’s road show: President Joe Biden will return to Ohio next week, writes Jeremy Pelzer. The White House announced Tuesday that Biden will hold a town hall meeting on July

Subscribe to the alarm clock, cleveland.comfree morning newsletter, delivered to your inbox on weekdays at 5:30 a.m. There could be a break from the rain today, forecasters calling for partly

Republican Gov. Mike Harmon ran for governor on Monday and jumped early on what could be crowded with challengers trying to sack Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear in 2023. Harmon, who

During the last week of June, Ohio ended its participation in the federal pandemic unemployment compensation program, which provided an additional $ 300 per week in unemployment benefits to those

Governor of Ohio. Mike DeWine takes a pounding from right and left these days. It’s part of the price of being the incumbent, of course. While DeWine remains the most

Lawsuits challenging the early termination of enhanced federal unemployment benefits indicate a possible limitation on the authority of state officials over their unemployment assistance programs – the states’ own decades-old

CLEVELAND – It’s been almost two weeks since Ohio stopped participating in the federal pandemic unemployment assistance program. Since then, thousands of Ohioans have stopped taking an extra $ 300

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Unemployed Ohioans are no longer receiving weekly supplements of $ 300 from the federal government, and the owner of Chicago Deli in Solon is hoping that means

“Why would you want to do this?” The question still lingers almost 25 years later in my mind. A restaurant owner in eastern Ohio made the statement to a prospect

CINCINNATI (WXIX) – More and more victims have spoken of fraud issues in Ohio’s latest unemployment system. Victims say they are approved for unemployment benefits, but criminals change their bank

The latest unemployment data show Michigan is trending downward to reach its lowest number of claimants since the start of the pandemic. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Michigan

CINCINNATI (WXIX) – More and more residents of the tri-state who depend on unemployment benefits following a sudden job loss are showing up with the astonishing revelation that their benefits