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Unemployment Insurance

People who work hard and play by the rules deserve help during tough times. That’s why Policy Matters Ohio pushes for a solvent and well-funded unemployment compensation system.

Testimony on HB 158 before the Senate Finance Committee

March 20, 2018

Testimony on HB 382 & HJR 4 before the House Government Accountability and Oversight Committee

January 10, 2018

Testimony on HB 382 and HJR 4 before the House Government Accountability and Oversight Committee

November 01, 2017

Protecting Unemployment Compensation in Ohio

April 20, 2017

Agreement reached on unemployment compensation

December 06, 2016

Testimony: Lawmakers should not cut weeks of unemployment benefits

November 03, 2016

The fictional unemployment "lifestyle"

October 27, 2016

Cutting unemployment weeks hurts job seekers, employers and communities

September 22, 2016

Testimony: Better plan needed for unemployment compensation system

September 15, 2016

Ohio newspapers pan unemployment compensation bill

December 22, 2015

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Unemployment Insurance

Testimony on HB 158 before the Senate Finance Committee

Testimony on HB 382 & HJR 4 before the House Government Accountability and Oversight Committee

Testimony on HB 382 and HJR 4 before the House Government Accountability and Oversight Committee

Protecting Unemployment Compensation in Ohio

Agreement reached on unemployment compensation

Testimony: Lawmakers should not cut weeks of unemployment benefits

The fictional unemployment "lifestyle"

Cutting unemployment weeks hurts job seekers, employers and communities

Testimony: Better plan needed for unemployment compensation system

Ohio newspapers pan unemployment compensation bill

Testimony: Unemployment bill should be spiked

Here's how bill would slash Ohio unemployment benefits

Testimony: Getting unemployment benefits harder for many with online-only filing

Sequestration cuts benefits to Ohio unemployed, even as more long-term jobless will qualify for U.S. aid

Ohioans Face Tough Test to Receive Unemployment Benefits

Unemployment Compensation in Ohio

20,000 Ohioans will lose unemployment benefits this month

Courting Crisis: Ohio Policy has Undermined Unemployment Compensation Fund

Less Than Two Months Until Ohio Loses $176 Million for Unemployment Compensation

Less Than One Year Left Until Ohio Loses $176 Million for Unemployment Compensation

Without Congressional Action, Nearly 100,000 Ohioans Will Lose Jobless Benefits in June

Unemployment Tax Rate Cut: Fund Is Broke

Legislative Briefing on Unemployment Compensation

Testimony to Postal Regulatory Commission regarding Post Office closings in Ohio

Additional Benefits Approved for Unemployed Ohioans

Why Ohio’s Unemployment Compensation Fund is Going Broke, and What We Should Do About It

Ohio Still Excludes Many from Unemployment Compensation

Policy Matters Testifies on Unemployment Compensation and Social Security, April 2007

Ohio Excludes Many from Unemployment Compensation

A Proposal to Protect Jobless Older Ohioans

Unemployment Compensation: You Must Make Even More to Qualify in 2006

Policy Matters Testifies on Unemployment Compensation Tax Avoidance

Unemployment Compensation: You Must Make More to Qualify in 2005

Unemployment Compensation in Ohio: Protecting a Critical Safety Net for Working Families and the Economy

Unemployment Isn't Working: A Proposal to Better Insure Ohio's Workers

Unemployment Isn't Working: A Proposal to Better Insure Ohio's Workers

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