LISTEN – Despite Gov. Evers’ assurances, the Department of Workforce Development has been failing to meet the federally required deadline for making decisions on most of their appeals cases. 14,000 appeals are still waiting for a decision. Read More MacIver News Minute: Evers Still Hasn’t Fixed The UI Disaster
A new audit from the Legislative Audit Bureau revealed that the Department of Workforce Development has been failing to meet the federally required deadline for making decisions on most of their appeals cases. Only 17.5% of their appeals decisions in May 2021 were made on time. Read More Another Audit Finds Evers’ Handling Of UI Is A Disaster
Catch up on the latest happenings in Madison over the past week. The Joint Finance Committee took action on unemployment insurance and DNR, Republican legislators introduced bills to prevent teaching and training on Critical Race Theory across the state, and a hearing was held on bills to prevent discrimination based on COVID-19 vaccination and other immunization statuses. Read More ICYMI: Bills Introduced To Prohibit Teaching CRT, JFC Votes On DNR And DWD, Hearing Held On Bills Prohibiting Vaccine Discrimination
*Updated* DWD Sec. Frostman says they might not be caught up on unemployment claims until October, during a Senate hearing on Wednesday. Read More Unprecedented – How DWD Failed To Protect The Victims Of Safer At Home
MacIver News Service – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) announced this week that all interest owed to the federal government for its loan to Wisconsin’s Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund will be paid in full by June of next year. Read More Sound Fiscal Management Leads Unemployment Trust Fund Back to Solvency