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Committee hears bill to let employers report unemployment interview 'no‑shows' to ODJFS
Summary
Sponsors told the House Government Oversight Committee HB 395 would create a conspicuous online reporting link on the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services website to allow employers to report applicants who miss scheduled job interviews; lawmakers pressed sponsors on whether the change duplicates existing processes and on JFS capacity.
Representative Gross and Representative Lorenz gave sponsor testimony for House Bill 395, saying the measure would require the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services to create a conspicuous online reporting link so employers can report when an applicant receiving unemployment benefits fails to appear for a scheduled job interview. "This is just a common sense update to help enforce existing eligibility rules," Representative Gross said, framing the bill as a tool to direct benefits to those "genuinely seeking work."
The sponsors cited employer anecdotes describing repeated "no-shows" — an electrical company and a national gas-station chain — and said the existing reporting process…
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