News Clips - Employer & Consumer - Hamilton Consulting Group

Epic Systems requiring workers to return to office July 19, resuming in-person customer meeting

Wisconsin State Journal, May 29, 2021

Audit shows decline in net position of the Unemployment Reserve Fund

Wheeler Report, May 27, 2021

FOX 11 Investigates: Wisconsin DWD plans to modernize unemployment insurance system

Fox 11, May 26, 2021

Milwaukee issues $235K in COVID-19 violations, unclear who will enforce payment

WISN 12, May 25, 2021

Gov. Evers likely to veto bill that would cut unemployment benefits by $300 each week

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 19, 2021

Republicans move to reinstate work-search requirement

Associated Press, May 19, 2021

Businesses question whether they should ask employees’ vaccination status

Channel 3000, May 18, 2021

Workforce shortage challenges reemerge as Wisconsin businesses dig out of the pandemic

Wisconsin State Journal, May 16, 2021

State apprenticeship programs get help to fill employment gaps

Wisconsin Public Radio, May 15, 2021

Report says Wisconsin should outsource unemployment services after pandemic failures

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 12, 2021

Milwaukee-area businesses eyeing Labor Day for mandatory return to the office

TMJ 4, May 12, 2021

Employers can require office staffs to return this summer but that carries risks: MMAC panel

May 11, 2021

WMC cites worker shortage, urges Evers to end enhanced federal unemployment benefits

WMTV, May 11, 2021

The (poor) performance of the unemployment insurance system during COVID-19 in the United States and (especially) Wisconsin

May 10, 2021

Republicans move to reinstate work search requirement for unemployment

Wisconsin Public Radio, May 7, 2021

Department of Workforce Development to pay back some unemployment overpayments, per federal guidance

TMJ 4, May 7, 2021

US job growth slows sharply in sign of hiring struggles

Associated Press, May 7, 2021

Despite higher pay & hiring bonuses, Wisconsin jobs remain unfilled

WISN 12, May 6, 2021

Leisure travelers are returning to Wisconsin hotels, tourism spots. Workers are not.

Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter, May 6, 2021

NE Wisconsin businesses struggle to hire despite unemployment claims falling to a new pandemic low

NBC 26, May 6, 2021

DWD announces first recipients of new workforce equity grants

Department of Workforce Development, April 30, 2021

Unemployment scams surge, elected official falls victim

CBS 58, April 29, 2021

Hiring a challenge as restaurants work to bounce back from pandemic

WXPR, April 29, 2021

Wisconsin’s job loss during pandemic lower than neighboring states

Wisconsin State Journal, April 29, 2021

Some Wisconsinites who declined to return to unsafe jobs could be eligible for benefits

Wisconsin Public Radio, April 28, 2021

US marks slowest population growth since the Depression

Associated Press, April 27, 2021

NE Wisconsinites flock to area job fairs as state’s unemployment claims increase, opposite of U.S.

NBC 26, April 22, 2021

Milwaukee employers think it will take some convincing for employees to leave their home offices

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 19, 2021

Payments to injured workers in Wisconsin have been stagnant for four years because of a political fight

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 19, 2021

Wisconsin unemployment held at 3.8% in March

WXPR, April 16, 2021

Kohl’s reaches agreement with activist investor group

Milwaukee Business News, April 14, 2021

‘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

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

March 25, 2021

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

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

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

March 9, 2021

Wisconsin DWD launches new tool to help unemployed

WAOW, March 8, 2021