Appeals court: Gov. Mike DeWine must seek $300-per-week federal pandemic unemployment benefits for 300,000 Ohioans

A state appeals court held Monday that the governor must try to get the $900 million pandemic-era benefits and distribute the money among roughly 300,000 eligible Ohioans … A state appeals court held Monday that the governor must try to get the $900 million pandemic-era benefits and distribute the money among roughly 300,000 eligible Ohioans…

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Sheriff’s sergeant charged with pandemic-era unemployment fraud in N.H., faces potential prison time

Chris M. Lamb, a sergeant with the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, faces up to 15 years in prison, according to the New Hampshire attorney general’s office. A sergeant with the sheriff’s office in Carroll County, N.H., has been indicted on allegations of unemployment compensation fraud, theft, and falsifying physical evidence, authorities said Monday.Chris M. Lamb,…

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Fewer Americans sought unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remain low

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits dropped last week, the Labor Department said Thursday, a sign that companies aren’t cutting many jobs. The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits dropped last week, the Labor Department said Thursday, a sign that companies aren’t cutting many jobs. See the entire article on Arizona’s unemployment,…

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