5 Ohio Companies Announce Layoffs, Furloughs Due To COVID-19

CLEVELAND — Five Ohio companies announced layoffs or furloughs this week.

ABM, Inc. in Cleveland, which handles parking for Hertz, had its contract canceled with the company. The lost contract will result in 67 employees losing their jobs on Oct. 4, the company said in a letter to the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services.

In other Cleveland business news, Ruth's Steak House, run by RCSH Operations, will shutter on Sept. 27, leaving 47 Northeast Ohioans without jobs. The company said the closure is the result of COVID-19.

Here are all of the Ohio companies which announced layoffs or furloughs this week.

• LAZ Parking Midwest in Cleveland — 2 employees
• LAZ Parking Midwest in Columbus — 2 employees
• RCSH Operations in Cleveland — 47 employees
• Aramark Sinclair Community College in Dayton — 63 employees
• ABM, Inc. in Cleveland — 67 employees
• Hilton Management in Columbus — 42 employees

To see each company's letter of notification filed with the Ohio government, visit the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services website.