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Editorial: Widespread 2020 fraud in Ohio jobless claims highlights need for accountability, reforms
Cleveland.com
The acting head of Ohio’s unemployment compensation program said last week the state had paid out more than $2.1 billion in mistaken or fraudulent benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic.
That eye-popping revelation, by Matthew Damschroder, acting director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, was troubling enough.
But it came on top of recent allegations by Ohio Auditor Keith Faber, in a cleveland.com interview, that ODJFS under prior leadership repeatedly misled his office, from last May to December, about the extent of jobless claim fraud and was slow to institute additional anti-fraud measures.
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Commissioners hear Paint Valley ADAMH update; hold bid opening Pictured, from left, are Highland County commissioners David Daniels, Jeff Duncan and Terry Britton. (HCP Photos/Caitlin Forsha) Paint Valley Alcohol, Drug Addiction & Mental Health Services Board executive director Penny Dehner gives a presentation to Highland County commissioners. • • Highland County commissioners Jeff Duncan, Terry Britton and David Daniels heard a presentation from Penny Dehner, executive director of the Paint Valley Alcohol, Drug Addiction & Mental Health Services (ADAMH) Board, at their Wednesday, May 26 meeting.
Dehner gave an overview of the ADAMH’s 2020 annual report, as well as recent budget information and key objectives for the next few years.
George Brown
Ohio jobs are natural gas and oil jobs. That s the message I hope President Biden receives during his visit to Cleveland on Thursday, May 27.
Data from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services indicates that the natural gas and oil industry employs more than 208,000 Ohioans. The average wage for workers employed directly by the natural gas and oil industry is $81,749. Contrast that with the average wage for all Ohio industries, which sits at $51,740.
An independent study by Cleveland State University s Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs revealed that shale-related natural gas and oil investment in Ohio totaled an estimated $90.6 billion from 2011 through June 2020.
The unemployment rate in Highland County rose in April to 5.2 percent, a rise of 0.2 percent from the month before, according to new figures released by th