As part of Unclaimed Funds Month, the Division is running a hashtag challenge, #ClaimMyMoney, asking Ohioans to share a photo of themselves with the unclaimedfunds.ohio.gov website showing that they searched their name along with the hashtag. The Division is safeguarding more than $3 billion in unclaimed funds. In the last year, the Division returned more than $134 million in missing money to their rightful owners.

Media sources state that Honda employees have been reporting getting less in their paychecks, some even missing hundreds of dollars. According to a statement sent to employees, American Honda Motor Company says that this is due to "tax withholding errors", while also pointing to a new human resources system and a payroll process for problems. They do further state that they plan to have this issue addressed as soon as possible.

Some Ohioans will be seeing a big increase in their paycheck come January 1st because of higher inflation rates.  Ohio minimum wage for non-tipped employees will be moving from $9.30 an hour to $10.10 an hour, which is an 80-cent increase.   That is above the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.  In 2006, Ohio voters approved a state amendment that ties the annual minimum wage increase to the rate of inflation.  For workers that get tips, the new hourly wage is $5.05 and for 14 and 15-year-old workers, it is set at $7.25. Ohio is one of 23 states to raise their minimum wage at the start of 2023.

11 people were honored for their work in the community by the Marimor Employment Services Department. The ceremony recognized individuals enrolled in the program that have held jobs in the community from 5 to 30 years. In 2022, 11 people were honored who have worked in fields such as community service, childcare, and warehouse jobs. Organizers say an event like this is important to recognize the hard work being done in the local community.

 The U.S. Senate will be back in session on January 3rd and one Ohio Senator say they need to hit the ground running. Rob Portman is heading into his final year in the Senate and he thinks that lawmakers should focus on few things when they get back to work.  One being the pandemic and help fast track any treatments that are being worked on to reduce the severity of the virus.  Another is the growing inflation that is causing prices to rise in all sectors of the economy.