Ohio Questions and Answers about Benefits: Unemployment

Allocation of Severance pay
I am receiving Severance Pay from my employer over a period of weeks. I am being denied unemployment benefits because of the severance pay. When I questioned the Unemployment office the said that my e...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 22, 2009 7:36 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Collecting Umployment on Seperation Pay
My company is laying off 8000 employees and is offering a Seperation Plan that pays out 2 weeks for every year plus 8 weeks and any vacation. This is not a lump sum payment so every 2 weeks employees ...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 13, 2009 09:46 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Wrongful termination declared by unemployment office should I seek further legal action?
I was recently terminated from my employer for reasons that I felt were not justifiable, so I claimed unemployment and after hearing my case the unemloyment office ruled in my favor stating exactly th...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 4, 2009 10:02 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Unemployment compensation after severance expired
I was laid off on 1oth December 2008 and my employer paid 2weeks of severance and 1 weeks of vacation for me in 2 installments. I received my last cheque from the employer on 29the December. I claimed...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 7, 2009 09:24 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Unemployment benefits for day to day layoffs???
The company which I work for has been rather slow for the last few months. To compensate for our lack of sales a 12 hour shift was eliminated. I was on this 12 hour shift and have lost a great deal of...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 23, 2008 6:45 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

concerned about my health and rights for unemployment
my employer is renting a building that has documented proof that it contains black mold. if i was to quit my job would i be able to collect unemployment, even if my employer is not paying into the sys...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 28, 2008 7:23 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Unemployment and Forced Resignation
I'm an hourly employee at a large corporation and received a negative review for "poor judgment". Whether fair or not, I have been given the option of 1) signing a voluntary termination agreement waiv...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 23, 2008 6:21 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Unemployment issues due to recent cash advance industry law.
I have some questions that affects 6,000 people here in Ohio - Ohio law (H.B. 545) which is effectively closing down the industry. My company is passing along information to it's employee's that make ...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 19, 2008 6:04 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

How can they tell me no matter where I work and get laid off for the next year I can
I took the buyout Jan. 1 2007 Since then I have been employed with company and worked over 7 months and was laid off..I applied for Unemployment and was paid for 4 weeks and now Unemployment is saying...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 12, 2008 10:51 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Unjust Discharge
My unemploment determination stated: After a review of the facts, this agency finds that the claimant was discharged without just cause under section 4141.29(D)(2)(a), ohio revised code. What does thi...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 9, 2007 3:38 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio