Unemployment Resources

Ohio is expanding access to unemployment benefits during this period. Learn more at

https://unemployment.ohio.gov/PublicSelfServiceChoice.html

1877-644-6562 or TTY 1 614-387-8408

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Enhanced Unemployment

Governor DeWine has issued an executive order, which will grant the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) with the authority to accept and grant requests for unemployment compensation suspending the normal 1-week waiting period. 

This order will also give relief to applicants who are not offered paid leave through their job, as well as those who have been quarantined by a medical professional, their employer, or whose employers must temporarily close. Those who apply for unemployment under these circumstances will be exempt from the requirement that they be actively seeking work. 

For more information, please visit Unemployment.Ohio.gov or JFS.Ohio.gov/Coronavirus. 

1877-644-6562 or TTY 1 614-387-8408 

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SharedWork Ohio

SharedWork Ohio is an alternative to layoffs for employers. It allows workers to remain employed and employers to retain their staff during times of reduced business activity. Under a SharedWork Ohio plan, employers reduce hours to avert a layoff. The participating employee works the reduced hours, and ODJFS provides an unemployment insurance benefit proportionate to their reduced hours. Interested employers provide ODJFS with a list of participating employees and specify their normal weekly hours of work, not to exceed 40 hours and not including overtime. Part-time employees may be eligible, but all employees in an affected unit must have their hours reduced by the same reduction percentage. Reduction percentages must be at least 10 percent but no more than 50 percent of the normal weekly hours of work. For more information, please visit SharedWork Ohio.

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TechCred​

The Governor's office encourages Ohio employers to take advantage of the State of Ohio’s TechCred program and upskill their employees while they may be unable to perform their typical day-to-day duties. Many of these trainings can be completed online. 

TechCred offers employers up to $2,000 in reimbursement for every technology-focused credential earned by an employee, up to $30,000 per employer per round. These technology-focused credentials take a year or less to complete and prepare current and future employees for the technology jobs Ohio employers need. For more information, visit TechCred.Ohio.Gov. 

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Last updated 11/27/2020

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