Gov. Evers calls for special session to address unemployment insurance
Gov. Evers is calling a special session of the Legislature to fix and modernize the state’s broken unemployment system.…
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What does clearing the backlog of unemployment claims mean?
But “clearing the backlog” doesn’t mean DWD has resolved every…
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State says it has cleared unemployment backlog, issues remain
MADISON (WKOW) — The Department of Workforce Development says that it has cleared its entire backlog of unemployment claims, but issues still remain…
Continue Reading Delay in signing relief bill leaves some unable to claim benefits
While President Trump signed the relief packages approved by Congress, he waited nearly one week to do so. Over the course of those six days, PUA and…
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Group helping people navigate through unemployment nightmares stretched thin
The clinic is a group of mostly volunteer attorneys and law students, unaffiliated with DWD, helping people navigate unemployment…
Continue Reading Head of DWD making ‘headway’ in reducing backlog of unemployment claims
The goal, to have the backlog under control by the end of the year, said Interim Secretary of…
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Couple hopes new DWD partnership with Google will finally lead to payment
The DWD has entered a partnership with Google Cloud to more quickly process…
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DWD hires Google to help tackle unemployment backlog
The Department of Workforce Development has launched a partnership with Google Cloud to help tackle the Unemployment Insurance…
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Denied after doing everything right, Wisconsinites express frustration with unemployment system
It’s been almost seven months to the day since Debrah Nelson filed her first unemployment claim in March.…
Continue Reading Audit: 93 percent of calls to unemployment didn’t get through
More than 93 percent of phone calls made to the Department of Workforce Development for unemployment claims went unanswered during the first 3-1/2…
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