Hearsay Evidence in Ohio Unemployment Hearings: Why Your Live Testimony Beats Written Statements

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Hearsay Evidence in Ohio Unemployment Hearings: Why Your Live Testimony Beats Written Statements

In Ohio unemployment hearings, showing up and testifying under oath gives you a significant advantage over employers who rely on written statements from absent witnesses. While hearsay evidence is admissible in these proceedings, Ohio law recognizes a fundamental truth: sworn testimony from someone present at the hearing typically outweighs written statements from people who don't appear.

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No Burden of Proof: How Ohio's Unique Standard Helps Unemployment Claimants

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No Burden of Proof: How Ohio's Unique Standard Helps Unemployment Claimants

If you're facing an unemployment compensation hearing in Ohio, you have a powerful advantage that doesn't exist in courtrooms: no burden of proof. Understanding how this unique standard works can make the difference between winning and losing your appeal.

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Unemployment Appeals Reports

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Unemployment Appeals Reports

The Tenth District relies on its limited standard of review for unemployment compensation cases to reject an appeal of a denial of unemployment compensation to an employee who had been approved during her determination, redetermination, and hearing, only to find herself denied after a rehearing.

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