/tags/independent-contractors independent contractors en-US Copyright Fri, 14 Aug 2020 09:30:00 GMT /news/2020-08-14/ohio-releases-some-jobless-claims-from-fraud-probe-but-recipients-call-delay-cruel Ohio has released for payment around a fifth of the 270,000 jobless claims placed on hold during a fraud investigation. For self-employed workers and… Fri, 14 Aug 2020 09:30:00 GMT /news/2020-08-14/ohio-releases-some-jobless-claims-from-fraud-probe-but-recipients-call-delay-cruel Karen Kasler /news/2020-06-10/coronavirus-in-ohio-tens-of-thousands-told-to-repay-unemployment-benefits Marnie Behan got a surprising message last month from Ohio’s Department of Jobs and Family Services about her ongoing unemployment payments. Instead of… Wed, 10 Jun 2020 16:26:39 GMT /news/2020-06-10/coronavirus-in-ohio-tens-of-thousands-told-to-repay-unemployment-benefits Cid Standifer /news/2020-05-28/ohio-lawmakers-grill-unemployment-chief-over-system-inefficiencies The state official in charge of the agency administering Ohio's unemployment system was on the hot seat Wednesday before a panel of state lawmakers.As… Thu, 28 May 2020 10:37:20 GMT /news/2020-05-28/ohio-lawmakers-grill-unemployment-chief-over-system-inefficiencies Jo Ingles /statehouse-news-stories/2020-05-20/state-reports-data-breach-for-pandemic-unemployment-assistance-applicants Deloitte, a consulting company contracted by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS), is investigating a data breach in the system... Wed, 20 May 2020 18:43:22 GMT /statehouse-news-stories/2020-05-20/state-reports-data-breach-for-pandemic-unemployment-assistance-applicants Andy Chow /news-partners/2020-05-19/we-cant-take-your-call-uber-drivers-other-gig-workers-struggle-for-unemployment Gig workers are now eligible for unemployment benefits, but states have been slow to update their systems to accept claims. That's left many workers waiting weeks for help. Tue, 19 May 2020 16:02:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-05-19/we-cant-take-your-call-uber-drivers-other-gig-workers-struggle-for-unemployment Shannon Bond /news/2020-05-13/ohios-unemployment-system-for-self-employed-workers-goes-live Self-employed, independent contractors and 1099 workers in Ohio got some long-awaited news on Tuesday when the system to pay them jobless benefits finally… Wed, 13 May 2020 10:30:05 GMT /news/2020-05-13/ohios-unemployment-system-for-self-employed-workers-goes-live Karen Kasler /news/2020-04-24/self-employed-independent-contractors-can-now-pre-file-for-unemployment-benefits Updated: April 27, 2020 7 a.m.Nearly a million Ohioans, 964,556 people, have filed for unemployment in the last five weeks, more than the combined total… Fri, 24 Apr 2020 10:44:06 GMT /news/2020-04-24/self-employed-independent-contractors-can-now-pre-file-for-unemployment-benefits Karen Kasler /2020-04-17/self-employed-and-gig-workers-face-long-waits-for-coronavirus-relief-checks A slew of factors have led to painful lags in getting financial aid into the hands of record numbers of unemployed workers. Fri, 17 Apr 2020 08:13:00 GMT /2020-04-17/self-employed-and-gig-workers-face-long-waits-for-coronavirus-relief-checks Vanessa Romo /news-partners/2020-03-27/gig-workers-would-get-unemployment-safety-net-in-rescue-package Uber drivers, Airbnb hosts and other gig workers who have lost their livelihoods because of the coronavirus pandemic would get some relief under the proposed new $2 trillion federal rescue package. Fri, 27 Mar 2020 09:01:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-03-27/gig-workers-would-get-unemployment-safety-net-in-rescue-package Shannon Bond /news/2020-03-20/coronavirus-in-ohio-up-to-20-000-barbers-and-stylists-cant-access-unemployment Dave Hatfield is a barber, and his wife is a stylist. He says he was hit hard by news that Ohio would close all barbershops, beauty salons, tattoo parlors… Fri, 20 Mar 2020 09:00:00 GMT /news/2020-03-20/coronavirus-in-ohio-up-to-20-000-barbers-and-stylists-cant-access-unemployment Paige Pfleger