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Ohio Department of Job and Family Services gives update on unemployment program

Posted at 7:34 AM, Jul 08, 2021
and last updated 2021-07-09 07:07:46-04

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Department of Job and Family Services and a cyber fraud law enforcement group will hold a news conference Thursday to discuss Ohio’s unemployment program.

The briefing took place at 2 p.m. Thursday Watch in the media player below:

ODJFS has eliminated the backlog of legitimate, non-fraudulent unemployment benefit claims as well as clamped down on fraudulent applications, Director Matt Damschroder announced Thursday.

Read the full story here: ODJFS details unemployment assistance program improvements, law enforcement action to combat fraud

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