Jobless benefits, tax levels targeted by Ohio legislators

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COLUMBUS — The Unemployment Compensation Reform Joint Committee held the first of five hearings last week to tackle a problem that has eluded state leaders for at least two decades.

The solution lies in a long-debated balance between benefits provided to jobless workers and taxes paid by employers that fund the system.

Republican legislative leaders say they hope to pass a bill when the legislature returns after the Nov. 8 election.

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The proposal would have cut millions in employer taxes while slashing weekly benefits paid to workers by more than half to as little as 12 weeks.

Read more: http://www.toledoblade.com/State/2016/08/28/Jobless-benefits-tax-levels-targeted-by-Ohio-legislators.html

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