Note: You can find prior versions of these questions at this October 2020 post, which has the questions that existed as of September 2020.
The initial claim and weekly certification questions as of June 2022 are also available. The June 2007 weekly certification questions (all 11 of them) and the 2009 claimants’ handbook
My examination of economic trends has been sparse of late given my workload. But, current economic news, as most people are reading, is not good. Examining that news up close paints an even worse picture.
As Jake in Wisconsin has been pointing out for some time, job market trends started declining in 2025 and
Georgia Maxwell, lame duck appointee to the Commission back in 2018, had that appointment expire in March 2023. She stayed on past that expiration date, however, and so her replacement, Katy Lounsbury, has yet to begin serving on the Commission.
But, Maxwell’s service on the Commission may be ending soon, as she has recently
I have to include a personal note here. My friend from law school passed away suddenly the week ending November 15th. Like me, he was an “older” student at law school, and we were both one of the few still trying to keep up with all the reading by hanging out at the law library
In August of this year, the US Post Office announced a new rule that included without much fanfare a MAJOR change in when letters are postmarked. Under this new rule, most letters will no longer be postmarked on the day the letter is received by a post office but instead postmarked a day later when
The legislature has sent three unemployment bills to the governor.
As I wrote previously in a letter to the legislature, AB168 and AB169 deserve an immediate veto. Indeed, Gov. Evers previously vetoed versions of these bills during the last legislative session.
AB146, on the other hand, addresses a real problem in
Information about the class representatives and how to obtain unemployment benefits that are due disabled workers because of Wisconsin’s illegal SSDI eligibility ban is now available.
Besides this guidance, make sure to review the Department’s well done information about how to obtain the unemployment benefits that are due you.
Recent press coverage
The Unemployment Insurance Advisory Council has been meeting for most of 2025 over Department proposals and then proposals from the labor and management representatives.
After the Sept. 18th meeting ended, council members apparently reached agreement, because on the morning of Sept. 24th LRB drafts of agreed-on bills were ready for review by council members.
Registration with the job center of Wisconsin website must be done once at the start of every benefit year. Usually, with each new benefit year of yours you will get a notice that looks like this or this. On the claim-filing portal, you see a notice similar to the following:
Note: You can compare
The SSDI eligibility ban in Wisconsin is no more. On July 14th, a federal court issued a preliminary injunction to the Department to stop enforcing the SSDI eligibility ban effective July 20th.
Note: The Wisconsin Examiner and Fox6 have stories on this court order.
This order should mean that, as of July 20th, any
