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Committee hears bill to cut Ohio unemployment benefit cap to 20 weeks

6688742 · October 8, 2025
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Representative Teska, the bill sponsor, told the House Public Insurance and Pensions Committee during sponsor testimony that House Bill 376 would reduce the maximum number of weeks an individual may receive state unemployment benefits from 26 weeks to 20 weeks.

Representative Teska, the bill sponsor, told the House Public Insurance and Pensions Committee during sponsor testimony that House Bill 376 would reduce the maximum number of weeks an individual may receive state unemployment benefits from 26 weeks to 20 weeks.

"This proposal is a prudent balanced reform that aims to protect the solvency of Ohio's unemployment insurance trust fund, encourage faster reemployment, and better align our benefit system with current labor market conditions," Representative Teska said in opening testimony. Teska…

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