Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine ordered to ask for $900 million in unclaimed Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation funds he turned down in summer of 2021

Over 300,000 Americans could lose out on unemployment funds

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine declined to request pandemic era funds from the federal government.

Judge orders Ohio to go after $900M in unused federal unemployment funds

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Gov. Mike DeWine turned down $900 million in federal unemployment during the pandemic. Now, a judge is ordering him to go get it.

Judge rules Ohio must distribute $900M in pandemic-era benefits it previously passed on

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WJW) -- A Franklin County judge has ordered the state to obtain and distribute $900 million in federally funded pandemic-era unemployment benefits that it previously refused in 2021. The U.S. Department of Labor's Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program offered an additional $300 per week to unemployed Ohioans between Dec. 27, 2020, and Sept. 6, 2021, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. True Value distribu…

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine ordered to ask for $900 million in unclaimed Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation funds he turned down in summer of 2021

The Ohioans who stand to benefit from this ruling are eager to get their hands on money they would have gotten in 2021 if the state hadn't opted out of receiving it.

Judge Orders Ohio Governor to Distribute 900 Million in Pandemic Funds

COLUMBUS, OH – In a landmark ruling, Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge Michael Holbrook has ordered Governor Mike DeWine and the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) to reinstate Ohio’s participation in the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) program and take immediate steps to secure the state’s share of benefits from the […] The post Judge Orders Ohio Governor to Distribute 900 Million in Pandemic Funds appea…