State Unemployment Benefits in Ohio

State Unemployment Benefits in Ohio: key facts

Administering agency

Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS), Office of Unemployment Insurance Operations.

Claimant portal

unemployment.ohio.gov (file and manage claims online).

Phone

1-877-644-6562 (TTY 614-387-8408).

After a death

Report the claimant's death so payments stop; payments issued for weeks after the date of death are returned, and ODJFS determines any final payment owed for eligible weeks before death.

Reporting a death

Call ODJFS at 1-877-644-6562 (TTY 614-387-8408) to report the claimant's death. ODJFS does not publish a public online form for this purpose; phone is the confirmed reporting channel.

Documentation for final payment

ODJFS determines documentation on a case-by-case basis. Have a certified death certificate ready; ask the agent at 1-877-644-6562 whether Letters Testamentary or other authority documents are required for the specific claim.

Who may claim

Ohio does not publish a specific statute governing who receives a final unemployment payment on death. Contact ODJFS at 1-877-644-6562; in practice the agency releases any final payment to the estate representative or surviving family member upon verification.