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Central Ohio business owners hoping for more applicants now that unemployment benefits are up Unemployment benefits were much needed help for those in need. Now that Ohio has ended the extra $300 a week for claimants, businesses are hoping more people apply. Author: Richard Solomon (WBNS) Updated: 10:45 PM EDT June 28, 2021 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Unemployment benefits have been a safety net for many during the pandemic.   The Federal Pandemic Employment Compensation Program that paid an extra $300 a week to claimants receiving unemployment ended in Ohio on Saturda...

'On April 10, 2020, I lost my job. On Feb. 12, I finally received unemployment benefits. It took 10 months, dozens of phone calls — and one fortuitous email exchange — before I managed to secure payment for the five weeks when I was jobless last spring,' Michelle Jarboe writes.

Check those statements carefully. Some people are receiving 1099 forms saying they earned unemployment benefits when they never filed for unemployment.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Unemployment agencies across the U.S. became lucrative targets for criminals when they were bombarded with claims last year as millions lost jobs due to coronavirus shutdowns. Now, simple tax forms being sent to people who never collected unemployment benefits are revealing that their identity was likely stolen months ago and used to claim bogus benefits that have totaled billions of dollars nationwide. Unemployment benefits are taxable, so government agencies send a 1099-G form to people who received them so they can report the income on their tax returns. States are m...

Many people are opening their mail to find a 1099 form claiming they received unemployment benefits, when they did not.