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‘A good notion gone bad’: Are participation programs hurting Milwaukee’s minority contractors long-term?

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 12, 2021

Wisconsin overpaid $102 million in unemployment benefits; recipients required to pay it back

CBS 58, April 5, 2021

What the state is advising for businesses to encourage vaccinations

Milwaukee Business Journal, April 4, 2021

DWD reports ‘surge’ in fraudulent activity relating to unemployment insurance benefits

TMJ 4, March 31, 2021

Wisconsin DWD rolls out new online unemployment portal

Channel 3000, March 30, 2021

Hospitality open to increasing minimum wage, but not now

WisBusiness, March 26, 2021

Wisconsin health official agrees with Robin Vos about business reopening offices by July

Milwaukee Business Journal, March 25, 2021

Wisconsin businesses should ‘safely reopen’ offices by July 4, says Assembly Speaker Vos

Milwaukee Business Journal, March 24, 2021

Vos says unemployment, stimulus payments discouraging people from working

WKOW, March 24, 2021

State moving forward with unemployment system updates, plans to offer 24-hour claims service

Wisconsin State Journal, March 19, 2021

Vos expresses reservations about again suspending waiting period for unemployment benefits

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 16, 2021

Wisconsin Assembly speaker suggests he supports requiring people to look for work before getting jobless benefits

The Center Square, March 16, 2021

1-week waiting period back in effect for jobless workers in Wisconsin

Wisconsin Public Radio, March 16, 2021

Unemployment extension concerns some businesses

WAOW, March 15, 2021

New unemployment benefits coming to Wisconsinites after latest COVID-19 relief approved

Wisconsin Public Radio, March 15, 2021

Wisconsin unemployment rate falls to 3.8 percent in January, nearing pre-pandemic levels

Wisconsin Public Radio, March 11, 2021

Wisconsin, Madison have strongest hiring outlooks in the country, according to ManpowerGroup

Milwaukee Business News, March 9, 2021

Wisconsin begins making payments to those waiting for extended unemployment benefits

Milwaukee Business Journal, March 9, 2021

Wisconsin DWD launches new tool to help unemployed

WAOW, March 8, 2021

Fraud overwhelms pandemic-related unemployment programs

Associated Press, March 1, 2021

A revival could be coming for Work-Share plans

Wisconsin Examiner, February 26, 2021

Businesses, Schools Get Needed Liability Protection

Wisconsin Civil Justice Council, February 25, 2021

WMC Thanks Lawmakers for Protecting Wisconsin Businesses from Predatory COVID-19 Lawsuits

WMC, February 25, 2021

Legislature approves unemployment system upgrades, COVID legal immunity for businesses

Wisconsin Public Radio, February 23, 2021

Legislature poised to approve unemployment system upgrades, COVID legal immunity for businesses

Wisconsin Public Radio, February 23, 2021

Gov. Tony Evers signs business tax cut bill

The Capital Times, February 18, 2021

Budget committee advances Republican bill to upgrade unemployment insurance system

Wisconsin State Journal, February 18, 2021

DWD says PUA unemployment payments expected to go out in late April

Wisconsin Public Radio, February 16, 2021

State manufacturers say workforce shortage is largest economic inhibitor

WisBusiness, February 12, 2021

Wisconsin DWD exploring options to reinstate waiver of 1-week waiting period for unemployment benefits

Wisconsin State Journal, February 12, 2021

State budget committee advances $540 million plan to cut taxes

Wisconsin State Journal, February 11, 2021

Gov. Tony Evers seeks to allow people to use family leave when their child care providers are closed

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, February 9, 2021

Allowing UI waiting period to resume costing state $1.3M per week

WKOW, February 9, 2021

In reversal for jobless Wisconsinites, DWD continues to waive work search requirements

Wisconsin Public Radio, February 5, 2021

Surprise tax forms reveal extent of unemployment fraud in US

Associated Press, February 5, 2021

Baldwin, Johnson support raising minimum wage, disagree on how much

WAOW, January 27, 2021

Biden seeks a $15 minimum wage for feds and contractors

Federal Times, January 23, 2021

Wisconsin small business owners may have to pay state taxes on PPP loans

Wisconsin Public Radio, January 20, 2021

Wisconsin DWD begins issuing $300 unemployment supplement

Wisconsin Public Radio, January 15, 2021

Biden readies wave of temporary DOL political hires

Bloomberg, January 18, 2021

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is Biden’s pick for U.S. Labor Secretary

WBUR News, January 7, 2021

Unknown when new unemployment benefits will be set up for PUA, PEUC

Wisconsin Public Radio, January 11, 2021

EEOC releases updated guidance on COVID-19 vaccinations and employment laws

Insurance Journal, December 16, 2020

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