$48M In Unemployment Overpayments Create New Headaches For Ohioans

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — As the state distributed billions in unemployment compensation during the pandemic, some errors led to overpayments that created headaches for laid-off Ohioans already feeling the stress of long-term and unexpected unemployment.
The state made about $48 million in overpayments during the first six months of the coronavirus outbreak, and has recouped about half that amount, according to records provided by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
Most overpaymen