At the 13 April 2016 Advisory Council meeting, the Council received two letters from state residents concerning the limitations on work search waivers that took effect this past winter. The first, a 31 March 2016 e-mail message (originally sent to … Continue reading
Effective 23 August 2015, the Department of Workforce Development is implementing a new job search verification requirement. Weekly Work Search Log Requirement Changes When Filing Weekly Claims By Telephone The following changes take effect Sunday, August 23, 2015 for all … Continue reading
DWD announced today that: Effective June 1, 2015, Secretary Reginald Newson of the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD), determined that DWD has the technological ability to implement the changes made by Clearinghouse Rule No. 13-081 to s. DWD 127.02 … Continue reading
Back in August 2014 I described the lack of information available to claimants about one of the new requirements instituted by 2013 Wis. Act 20 — that former employees of temp agencies need to contact those temp agencies once a … Continue reading
The Department of Workforce Development has recently updated the employer’s handbook about how former employees of temp agencies need to contact those temp agencies on a weekly basis as one of their four weekly job searches: AC. Work Search and … Continue reading
For six or more months now, the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) has new job search requirements. There are both new regulations and forms for tracking your job search efforts. Yet, at the jobs group where I volunteer, numerous folks … Continue reading
The Legislative Reference Bureau just published new emergency regulations for job search and job registration. These emergency regulations significantly alter DWD 126, 127, and 129. A slight change is also made to DWD 128.01(2)(a). Job registration changes Weekly claim certifications … Continue reading
DWD has begun implementing the new job search requirements that went into effect with the budget act. You now need to apply for work with four employers each week you claim benefits. And, you will need to keep these job … Continue reading
As they say on a popular television show, “Winter is coming.” For Wisconsinites, winter means seasonal layoffs, as Wisconsin for the time being still has a winter. Seasonal layoffs, however, no longer mean seasonal unemployment with work searches waived for … Continue reading
When the new job search requirements went into effect, this e-mail message to state representatives and senators went out. From: Dernbach, BJ – DWD Sent: Monday, June 15, 2015 5:06 PM Subject: FYI: Changes to Unemployment Insurance Worksearch Waiver Dear … Continue reading
