The coronavirus outbreak has caused a mass number of people to become unable to work and resulted in a huge spike in unemployment rates.
Many people are desperately in need of relief from the financial toll that this has caused.
People who have been laid off from work can apply through the Ohio Department of Job and Family Service (ODJFS).
Student employment is not covered by an unemployment insurance law per Ohio Revised Code. This means that student workers who are unable to work on campus at this time will not be able to receive benefits from ODJFS, according to Wright State human resources.
Ohio has two main ways to file for unemployment benefits: through their website and by phone.
When filing online, you may file 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The online site to file is unemployment.ohio.gov.
When filing via phone, you can call Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The office receiving phone calls is not open during holidays.
The phone number available to use when filing is 877-644-6562 and the TTY number is 614-387-8408, according to Ohio’s government webpage.
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