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Updated: Oct. 8, 2021 at 5:16 PM EDT
|By Chris Riva and Brian Planalp
Donna Sayre was one of thousands of Ohio claimants victimized by cyberhackers.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2021 at 12:45 PM EDT
|By Jason Scott
If approved, restitution will be made, and if denied, information on appeals rights will be given.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2021 at 10:41 AM EDT
|By FOX19 Digital Staff
'It’s time to fix this mess and provide Ohioans with an unemployment system that is responsive to their needs and secure against the crooks that exploit its weaknesses'
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 5:42 PM EDT
|By Jason Scott and Chris Riva
On Friday, FOX19 NOW Investigates was able to talk with Ohio Department of Job & Family Services Director Matt Damschroder.
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Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 5:17 PM EDT
|By Jason Scott
How can states reduce fraud? The Biden Administration bets modernized websites and technology will help.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2021 at 4:25 PM EDT
|By Jason Scott
It's been months since she was approved and yet, her benefits have not arrived.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2021 at 5:33 PM EDT
|By Jason Scott and Chris Riva
At issue are unemployed people who have gotten their benefits stolen by hackers who gained access to their benefits by changing bank routing numbers and redirecting the funds.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2021 at 6:54 PM EDT
|By Chris Riva
The loan kept unemployment checks flowing to beneficiaries in the Buckeye State during the pandemic.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2021 at 1:25 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
The state Department of Workforce Development said Tuesday those payments will continue because the state must give a 30-day notice that they will end.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2021 at 6:26 PM EDT
|By Jason Scott and Chris Riva
On Thursday, the council revealed its initial report with some drafted recommendations.
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Updated: Jul. 29, 2021 at 7:39 PM EDT
|By Brian Planalp and Jason Scott
The plaintiffs intend to appeal.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2021 at 5:42 PM EDT
|By Jason Scott
The court determined there is no exception to the law.
Updated: Jul. 23, 2021 at 9:49 AM EDT
|By Jason Scott
The fight to have Ohio pay back $300 weekly unemployment benefits, remains trapped in the court system.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2021 at 11:08 AM EDT
|By FOX19 Digital Staff
State unemployment officials have begun notifying individuals by U.S. mail or electronically.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2021 at 3:50 PM EDT
|By Jared Goffinet
Indiana previously announced it would end all federally funded pandemic unemployment insurance programs in June.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2021 at 7:26 PM EDT
|By Jason Scott and Brian Planalp
How long will claimants have to wait before they get their money back? ODJFS isn’t saying.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2021 at 5:36 PM EDT
|By Jason Scott
An Indiana judge’s ruling in a similar suit gives Candy Bowling hope she might see that money again.
Updated: Jul. 3, 2021 at 9:44 AM EDT
|By Chris Riva and Jason Scott
More victims have spoken regarding fraud problems in the latest Ohio unemployment system.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2021 at 8:31 PM EDT
|By Chris Riva and Jason Scott
ODJFS reportedly refuses to accept blame for the account hacks, and it’s unclear whether it will pay the victims what they’re owed.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2021 at 5:00 PM EDT
|By Jason Scott and Chris Riva
Cybersecurity experts call the hack an account takeover or an account hi-jacking.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2021 at 2:32 PM EDT
|By Jason Scott
If no action would have been taken, the state would have had to start paying interest on the loan in September.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2021 at 2:44 PM EDT
|By Jason Scott
New legislation would allow Ohio to use COVID-19 relief funds to pay off a loan it got from the federal government to help pay out unemployment benefits.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2021 at 1:38 PM EDT
|By Trevor Peters and Amber Jayanth
For now, he says the extra $300 pandemic unemployment insurance will stay.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2021 at 11:29 AM EDT
|By Jason Scott and Chris Riva
The average time people are waiting on the phone to reach a call center worker is 24 minutes. On May 28th, it was 48 minutes.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2021 at 11:28 AM EDT
|By Ken Brown
For 15 weeks she received unemployment benefits from the state. Then she got a letter, without explanation, saying she owed it all back.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2021 at 11:28 AM EDT
|By Jason Scott
She was furloughed on March 13 when restaurants were shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2021 at 11:27 AM EDT
|By Jason Scott and Chris Riva
FOX19 NOW Investigates revealed that as of the first week of February, there were more than 400,000 unread emails that were sent to the unemployment office.
Updated: May. 24, 2021 at 7:24 AM EDT
|By Drew Amman
During the height of the pandemic, the federal government allowed states to waive the job search requirement.
Updated: May. 19, 2021 at 4:49 PM EDT
|By Jason Scott and Chris Riva
ODJFS has enlisted the help of former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio David DeVillers to try and recover any money that was paid out for fraudulent claims.
Updated: May. 17, 2021 at 6:01 PM EDT
|By Jared Goffinet and Trevor Peters
The totals were released by ODJFS on Monday.
Updated: May. 17, 2021 at 3:49 PM EDT
|By Jared Goffinet
Gov. Beshear explained the extra benefits are helping with Kentucky's economic recovery.
Updated: May. 17, 2021 at 11:50 AM EDT
|By Kim Schupp
Indiana will end its participation in all federally funded pandemic unemployment insurance programs.
Updated: May. 13, 2021 at 11:09 PM EDT
|By Amber Jayanth
The struggle to find workers has put a strain on some restaurants. Their owners hope Thursday’s announcement will change that.
Updated: May. 13, 2021 at 1:49 PM EDT
|By Jared Goffinet
The governor said the assistance was always meant to be temporary.
Updated: May. 7, 2021 at 5:25 PM EDT
|By Brian Planalp
The state could also stop participating in the federal pandemic unemployment program.
Updated: May. 3, 2021 at 1:32 PM EDT
|By Jason Scott and Chris Riva
Ohio's auditor says if fraud numbers had been revealed sooner, it could have saved millions of dollars and protected thousands.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2021 at 10:30 AM EDT
|By FOX19 Digital Staff
ODJFS says there are two fake websites in question.
Updated: Apr. 23, 2021 at 6:02 PM EDT
|By Tori Gessner
Unemployed Kentuckians will soon be required to prove they are searching for work at least once a week in order to receive benefits, a rule that was waived by Governor Andy Beshear at the beginning of the pandemic.
Updated: Apr. 23, 2021 at 10:54 AM EDT
|By Jason Scott
State unemployment officials say the average wait time on the phone is now less than 10 minutes.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2021 at 6:30 PM EDT
|By Tori Gessner
The audit also revealed 37 state employees filed for jobless benefits for “loss of a part-time job” despite being full-time employees of the commonwealth.
Updated: Apr. 8, 2021 at 5:09 PM EDT
|By Jason Scott
The state’s Unemployment Trust Fund hasn’t been solvent since 1974 and was unable to pay out benefits during the pandemic.
Updated: Apr. 8, 2021 at 3:44 PM EDT
|By Brian Planalp
Kentucky's front-facing unemployment website will shut down until Tuesday morning after an unprecedented cyberattack targeting user accounts.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2021 at 5:05 PM EDT
|By FOX19 Digital Staff
Appointments open Tuesday.
Updated: Mar. 26, 2021 at 6:43 PM EDT
|By Jason Scott, Brian Planalp and Chris Riva
Officials say it’s commonplace to forward constituents’ issues, but the optics could be damaging nonetheless.
Updated: Mar. 26, 2021 at 3:25 PM EDT
|By Chris Riva and Jason Scott
The latest data released Thursday by the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services shows the new claims are decreasing dramatically.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2021 at 5:03 PM EST
|By Chris Riva and Jason Scott
Kimberly Henderson's last day will be March 8
Updated: Feb. 25, 2021 at 2:47 PM EST
|By Chris Riva
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services believes at least 29,000 of last week’s claims are fraudulent.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2021 at 6:06 PM EST
|By Brian Planalp
The cyberattack reportedly used random login names in an attempt to “overwhelm” the site.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2021 at 4:28 PM EST
|By Jason Scott and Chris Riva
A spike in the number of traditional unemployment claims filed last week is suspected to be the result of fraudulent activity.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2021 at 4:23 PM EST
|By Chris Riva and Jason Scott
It’s taking up to 70 days for Ohio to process four out of every 10 claims.