COVID-19 Update:Proposed $1.6 Million Dividend for Employers April 8, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced today that he has asked the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation to give up to $1.6 billion to Ohio employers to help ease the economic impact of COVID-19 on Ohio’s economy and business community. The proposed amount [...]
COVID-19 Update: Child Abuse Reports April 8, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Since Ohio's stay at home order began on March 22nd, Ohio has seen approximately a 50-percent drop in child abuse and neglect cases because those who typically report suspicions of abuse - such as teachers, coaches, child care providers, and school counselors and [...]
COVID-19 Update: PPE Sterilization April 8, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—The personal protective equipment (PPE) shortage in Ohio remains severe. Governor DeWine today made a plea to healthcare workers using N95 masks to send them to Battelle which can serialize up to 160,000 masks each day, making them reusable up to 20 times. "I want [...]
COVID-19 Update: Correction Officer Death April 8, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Governor DeWine announced today that a member of Ohio's state-employee family, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Officer John Dawson, died after testing positive for COVID-19 on March 30. Officer Dawson, 55, of Mansfield, had been a corrections officer at the Marion Correctional Institution [...]
COVID-19 Update: Continue Staying Home April 8, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted, and Dr. Amy Acton, MD, MPH, today thanked Ohioans who are staying home to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and urged everyone to continue their efforts. "The fear I have when we have silent victories is [...]
OEDA Free Webinar: SBA Assistance for COVID 19 Impacted Businesses April 8, 2020 This free webinar, which will be held April 17, 2020 from 2:00-3:30pm, is specifically designed for economic and community developers and will offer practical, expert and experienced advice on how to support their small business community in utilizing the small [...]
Effective TODAY: Amended Director's Order that All Persons Stay at Home Unless Engaged in Essential Work or Activity April 7, 2020 I, Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director of the Ohio Department of Health (ODH), pursuant to the authority granted to me in R.C. 3701.13 to "make special orders ... for preventing the spread [...]
COVID-19 Update: SNAP Payments April 7, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted, and Dr. Amy Acton, MD, MPH, provided the following update on Ohio's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. SNAP UPDATE: The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services announced today that those who did not already receive the [...]
State COVID-19 Update: Ohio Prisons April 7, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted, and Dr. Amy Acton, MD, MPH, provided the following update on Ohio's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. OHIO PRISONS: Select Offenders Within 90 Days of Release Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Director Annette Chambers-Smith today [...]
COVID-19 Update: Office of Small Business Relief April 7, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted, and Dr. Amy Acton, MD, MPH, provided the following update on Ohio's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. OFFICE OF SMALL BUSINESS RELIEF A new office has been developed within the Ohio Development Services Agency [...]
