WORT 89.9FM Madison · Wisconsin State Assembly approves unemployment overhauls Earlier today, the state Assembly unanimously approved overhauling the state’s ailing unemployment insurance system. From here, the bill heads to the desk of Governor Tony Evers — who has indicated he will sign it. But, the changes coming to the state’s unemployment system are far […]
Evers Forces DWD Secretary to Resign as Unemployment Claims Pile Up
The head of the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Caleb Frostman, resigned on Friday. His resignation came at the request of Governor Tony Evers, as the Department has struggled since March to keep up with processing unemployment claims. The head of the state Department of Workforce Development, Secretary Caleb Frostman, has been effectively fired by […]
Unemployment During the Pandemic
An estimated 50 million Americans have filed unemployment claims since the start of the pandemic. That’s roughly one in five workers collecting unemployment benefits and navigating a labyrinthine system to do so. What does this all mean for American workers, especially now that additional federal benefits have expired? Today, we discuss this topic in-depth with […]
SSDI Recipients Now Encouraged to Apply for Unemployment Benefits By U...
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) recipients whose ability to work was impacted by COVID-19 are now being encouraged to apply for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA). Thanks to a 2013 state law passed in Governor Walker’s administration, people in Wisconsin who receive disability benefits are ineligible for state unemployment benefits—which maxes out at $370 a week. […]
Wisconsin’s Unemployed May Risk Their Health and Benefits
Picture by Goodfreephotos_com on Pixabay. Yesterday, Public Health Madison & Dane County announced the implementation of a county-wide reopening plan called Forward Dane. It went into effect today and removed travel restrictions, opened tennis and disc golf courses, allowed businesses to prepare to reopen, and removed any criminal penalty for violating the county’s stay-at-home order. […]
