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Posted May 15, 2020 in Press Releases
Little-used state law is seeing a mini-explosion in the pandemic A growing number of Ohio employers have discovered a tool to scale back operations while avoiding layoffs: Worksharing. Ohio’s shared work program allows employers to reduce... read more
Posted May 14, 2020 in Press Releases
More than a decade later, 114,000 more Ohioans live in poverty compared to before the Great Recession of 2008. Now Ohioans, like the rest of the country, are not only living through a public health... read more
Posted May 07, 2020 in Press Releases
For the most part, Ohio’s privatized economic development agency uses funds from the state’s liquor operations to give businesses tax breaks and subsidies. A new report by Policy Matters Ohio outlines how JobsOhio can help... read more
Posted May 06, 2020 in Press Releases
It’s pouring. Instead of big budget cuts, use the rainy day fund April’s state tax shortfall of $867 million shows how the COVID-19 pandemic is devastating the state budget. The governor announced the shortfall will be... read more
Posted May 05, 2020 in Press Releases
Ohio employers received notice last Friday that guidance on the state’s COVID-19 policy on refusal to return to work will be released this week. Policy Matters Ohio and the Ohio Poverty Law Center are concerned that a... read more
Posted May 01, 2020 in Press Releases
Working people, experts call on lawmakers to put people first Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, many Ohioans working in the state’s most common jobs were living on the brink. In 2019, six of Ohio’s 10... read more
Posted April 21, 2020 in Press Releases
Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) have taken steps to get resources to families dealing with financial hardship and insecurity due to the economic slowdown. A new brief from... read more
Posted April 15, 2020 in Press Releases
Greater Cleveland asked Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost to immediately cease collection on student debt that has been turned over to his office by Ohio’s public colleges and universities. Coalition members will discuss their recommendations today... read more
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