The longtime head of the Wisconsin carpenters’ union will be the top official administering the state’s unemployment system under Gov. Tony Evers.

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It’s official —Wisconsin's payroll taxes for 2019 will hold steady for another year.

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State officials are predicting that the current surplus in the state’s unemployment-benefits trust fund will help keep payroll taxes low for employers.

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In 2017 alone, Wisconsin’s work to crack down on employers who misclassify workers as independent contractors instead of direct employees has netted nearly $1.4 million.

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Stricter rules for those collecting jobless benefits could soon be coming down the road. The state Senate Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform held a public hearing this week on a bill that would make it easier for the state’s Department ...

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The state’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund ended last year with more in the bank than state officials had expected.

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In fulfillment of a previous warning, the number of unemployment claimants who were excused from having to look for new jobs because they were on seasonal layoff fell steeply this winter.

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The independent body that reviews jobless benefits decisions has asked lawmakers to delete two provisions from a proposal that that makes several changes to the state’s unemployment law, including ratcheting up penalties on employers for worker misclassification.

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The state's unemployment insurance fund, which employers pay into so the state can provide jobless benefits, is continuing to show signs that it has recovered from the blow it took during the recent recession.

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The top official at a prominent construction group is calling on the state to add to the penalties that can now be imposed on employers who knowingly misclassify direct employees as independent contractors.

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