Ohio appeals court orders Gov. DeWine to reclaim pandemic unemployment funds

Ohio appeals court orders Gov. DeWine to reclaim pandemic unemployment funds

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine. (Photo by Morgan Trau, WEWS.)Ohio’s Tenth District Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court decision ordering Gov. Mike DeWine to pursue the unemployment compensation he turned down during the COVID-19 pandemic. Attorneys challenging the state believe there could be as much as $900 million available in unclaimed benefits. They filed a motion Wednesday asking the court to compel DeWine to “take all action necessary” to rec…