Published: March 11, 2010
Tags: Department of Workforce Development, DWD, jobs, unemployment
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Unemployment in Wisconsin rose slightly in January to 8.7 percent.
State Department of Workforce Development figures show the unemployment rate was 1.6 percentage points higher than a year ago and 0.2 percentage points higher than December.
The state gained 5,600 jobs in January, mostly in manufacturing, health care and administrative services, but still [...]
Published: March 10, 2010
Tags: AFL-CIO, benefits, Buchen, Department of Workforce Development, DWD, Gassman, jobs, Labor Committee, Neuenfeldt, small business, taxes, unemployment
By SCOTT BAUER
Associated Press Writer
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Benefits paid to unemployed workers will have to be cut and taxes on struggling businesses will have to go up to pay for a staggering number of claims due to the recession, Wisconsin lawmakers were told Wednesday.
However, no benefit cuts or tax increases will be recommended to [...]
Published: March 3, 2010
Tags: Department of Administration, Department of Workforce Development, Doyle, DWD, Pocan
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Jim Doyle has approved a law that will require state agencies to make sure their contractors are performing the work in the United States, with certain exceptions.
Doyle signed the bill Wednesday. One sponsor, Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison, said it “is one more tool to help our economy and our workers.”
He [...]
Published: March 3, 2010
Tags: Department of Workforce Development, DWD, jobs, veterans
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Eighteen job fairs for veterans living in Wisconsin have been scheduled between now and October.
The first job fair will be March 11 in Madison with the last one Oct. 15 in Superior.
Employment agencies and employers will be there looking to fill openings and veterans can also receive information about state and [...]
Published: February 17, 2010
Tags: apprenticeship, Department of Workforce Development, DWD, jobs, Kiel, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s technical colleges are encouraging more women to join apprenticeship programs, a realm that’s traditionally male-dominated.
For example, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College near Green Bay has 450 student apprentices. Only seven are women.
School program director Todd Kiel said both society and women need to get past the stereotype that females aren’t [...]
Published: February 15, 2010
Tags: ABC, Associated Builders & Contractors of Wisconsin, Brian Mitchell, Construction Business Group, Department of Workforce Development, DWD, law, Markson, Melli Law SC, prevailing wage, Robb Kahl, wage reporting, wages, Wanta, Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association, Wisconsin Underground Contractors Association, Witte, WTBA
Comments: 1
By Paul Snyder
Three contractor groups are aligning themselves with the Department of Workforce Development in support of changes to the state’s prevailing wage law.
Those groups — the Construction Business Group, the Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association and the Wisconsin Underground Contractors Association — have filed a motion to support the law changes under review by Dane [...]
Published: February 12, 2010
Tags: blog, Department of Workforce Development, DWD, Gassman, Hot Topics, prevailing wage, thompson
Comments: 2
By Chris Thompson
editor
Department of Workforce Development Secretary Roberta Gassman said a lot in the 18 minutes she allowed for an interview about the state’s prevailing wage law changes.
Published: February 12, 2010
Tags: A&A Environmental, Ahern Gross, Associated Builders & Contractors of Wisconsin, Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin, Badger Well Drilling, Ballwanz, Construction Business Group, DWD, Forrer, Gassman, Jim Doyle, Kahl, Masonry Restoration, Mielke, prevailing wage, Sopha, spreadsheet, Steffes, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Comments: 2
By Paul Snyder
Construction companies are disputing the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development’s claim it adequately prepared the industry for changes to the state’s prevailing wage law.
The changes require contractors file monthly reports on prevailing-wage payments on public works projects valued at $25,000 or more. DWD first made the 50-field reporting spreadsheet available in January, weeks [...]
Published: February 10, 2010
Tags: Associated Builders & Contractors of Wisconsin Inc., Dane County Circuit Court, Dipko, DWD, H & N Plumbing and Heating, Henkel, injunction, law, Markson, Mielke, Ortiz, prevailing wage, report, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
By Paul Snyder
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development’s stated goal of helping the industry navigate prevailing wage reporting does little for a payroll administrator in Fennimore who still is waiting for help.
On Feb. 3, with the Feb. 7 reporting deadline approaching, Mandy Henkel of H & N Plumbing and Heating Inc. sent an e-mail request [...]
Published: February 9, 2010
Tags: Baucus, benefits, Bergan, Buchen, Carpenters Local 314, debt, DWD, extension, Hixson, Hohlstein, Honadel, unemployment, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce
Comments: 5
By Paul Snyder
The debate over how to replenish Wisconsin’s unemployment budget will grow more pointed if the federal government grants a state request to extend benefits for 99 weeks.
But matters of debt, even if the debt grows beyond the state’s $1.1 billion unemployment budget deficit, need to take a back seat to the specter of [...]
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