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Unemployed people in Wisconsin will again have to prove they are looking for work to receive unemployment benefits under a pre-pandemic rule reinstated by GOP state lawmakers on Wednesday.
The Legislature’s administrative rules committee voted 6-4, with Republicans in favor and Democrats against, to reinstate the requirement. It is expected to go back into effect by the end of this week.
Under the rule, unemployed residents must complete four job search activities like submitting a resume to a company or registering with a temporary job agency per week in order to receive state unemployment benefits. The requirement was first waived in May 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and was extended as the pandemic stretched into 2021.
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