If you have been overpaid unemployment, you need to immediately repay the benefits. You may also have to pay a mandatory penalty.Unemployment Claimants with Overpayments Can Now Apply for Waivers. This waiver program is no longer available. Rep. Richard Brown (D-Canal Winchester) announced today that Ohioans with unemployment overpayments through no fault of their own can now request a waiver. No information is available for this page. Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) Director Matt Damschroder today provided a quarterly update on unemployment overpayments.