Lives on Hold
‘I got nothing left’: Wisconsin’s jobless pushed to brink as ideas swirl for mending torn safety net
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Upgrading outdated technology could help. So could making claims more user-friendly and overcoming partisan paralysis.
Lives on Hold
Thousands await jobless aid as Wisconsin leaders blame each other for failure
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Wisconsin’s unemployment system buckled during the pandemic. State leaders are moving slowly to address a crisis years in the making.
Wisconsin COVID-19 Update
Audit: Workforce agency answered less than 1% of jobless benefits calls early in pandemic — 9/25/20
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Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development call centers answered just one out of every 200 calls from people seeking jobless benefits during a critical early stretch of the pandemic, according to a new state audit that further quantifies the agency’s struggles to serve unemployed Wisconsinites.
Wisconsin COVID-19 Update
Gov. Tony Evers ousts DWD Secretary Caleb Frostman, citing jobless claim backlog — 9/18/20
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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Friday announced the ouster of Caleb Frostman, the workforce development secretary, citing his department’s delays in processing unemployment insurance claims. The Department of Workforce Development’s struggles leave jobless Wisconsinites waiting weeks or even months for income during the pandemic-induced recession.
Lives on Hold
Wisconsinites with disabilities see long wait for jobless aid, even after gaining eligibility
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Many remain in limbo after Wisconsin said laid-off workers on federal disability may qualify for pandemic relief. One woman finally succeeded — after 32 emails.
Lives on Hold
Following denials, laid-off Wisconsin workers with disabilities now eligible for federal pandemic aid
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Federal government gives Wisconsin its blessing to reverse a policy that had blocked assistance to jobless workers receiving disability aid.
Lives on Hold
As the nation reckons with race, a mother awaits unemployment aid — and Wisconsin officials lack research
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National research shows jobless Black and Latino workers are less likely than white workers to receive aid. Experts say Wisconsin should study the issue.
Lives on Hold
Lives on hold: Pandemic exposes failures of Wisconsin unemployment insurance system
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Wisconsin has failed to deliver unemployment aid to thousands at a time when they most need it. The crisis was years in the making.
Lives on Hold
Reversing course: Wisconsin seeks federal OK to aid the unemployed with disabilities
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Wisconsin has denied federal pandemic aid to workers on federal disability who lost their jobs. The state’s top employment official now seeks a reversal.
Lives on Hold
‘I cried for days’: Wisconsin blocks pandemic payments for federal disability aid recipients
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A 2013 Wisconsin law prevents laid-off workers on federal disability from getting state unemployment. Now the state is denying them federal pandemic aid too.