After a year fraught with unemployment payment delays, high rates of unemployment denials, call center headaches and other issues, a new University of Wisconsin report suggests the state should outsource at least a portion of its unemployment system.
The report by conservative UW economics professor Noah Williams detailed areas the state lagged behind most other states as the wave of unemployment claims swamped the state s Department of Workforce Development last year.
Williams, the director of the UW-Madison Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy, said the report shows how the state struggled to keep up with incoming claims, which put some claimants in precarious situations the program is meant to curb.
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Stolen identities in WI used to file for unemployment across US
Stolen identities in WI used to file for unemployment across US
It’s a problem across the country. In many cases, the victims have no clue until the tax documents arrive in the mail.
MILWAUKEE - It’s a problem across the country stolen identities used to file for unemployment benefits. In many cases, the victims have no clue until the tax documents arrive in the mail.
Jackie Grandy hasn’t seen a dime of the unemployment benefits she was issued in 2020. In fact, she had no idea the money existed.
With the one-week waiting period in place the state looks to miss out on more than $1 million in federal reimbursement funding for each week — for a total of