Ohioans denied unemployment assistance because they refused to work at a jobsite that is unsafe from coronavirus will qualify for benefits and back-pay under a change made this week. The. U.S. Department of Labor issued guidance Thursday, following a directive from President Joe Biden, to state unemployment agencies expanding eligibility in the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program. The guidance expands eligibility to three categories of workers: Workers who had their regular unemployment benefits claims denied after they refused to work or to accept an offer of work somewhere not in compliance with coronavirus health and safety standards. Workers laid off or...