Beginning the week of May 23rd, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services will once again require work search activities for unemployment payments.
Allowable work search activities include:
-Applying for a job
-Attending a resume-writing course
-Creating and maintaining a re-employment plan on OhioMeansJobs.com
People exempt from weekly work search activities under Ohio law include:
-Those on temporary layoff of 45 days or less
-Those in approved training
-Those in good standing with a union hiring hall that refers its members to jobs.
-Those in an approved school or training might be able to meet their work search requirement if they attend all classes and make satisfactory progress.