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Carpenters’ union official to administer unemployment benefits for state (UPDATE)
The longtime head of the Wisconsin carpenters’ union will be the top official administering the state’s unemployment system under Gov. Tony Evers.
Employer payroll taxes to hold steady in 2019
It’s official —Wisconsin's payroll taxes for 2019 will hold steady for another year.
DWD predicts jobless benefits taxes to remain steady in 2019
State officials are predicting that the current surplus in the state’s unemployment-benefits trust fund will help keep payroll taxes low for employers.
Report: Worker-misclassification fight nets $1.4M
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.
Laid-off workers could be looking at stricter jobless-benefits rules
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 […]
State’s unemployment insurance fund ends year $1.2B in black
The state’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund ended last year with more in the bank than state officials had expected.
Following rule change, work-search waivers plummet
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.
Changes proposed to jobless benefits bill
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.
Jobless benefit fund still going strong
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.
Council members propose crackdown on worker misclassification
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.
Proposal could result in hefty fines for unemployment mistakes (UPDATE)
A union representative is warning that proposed changes to a state statute could result in fraud charges for those who make mere mistakes when filing for unemployment benefits.
DWD seeks wider net for overdue taxes
If various state officials have their way, business managers no longer could hide behind limited liability partnerships to avoid paying overdue unemployment taxes and could see the owed money taken out of their tax returns.
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- Wisconsin announces $248M for essential projects statewide
- Inside the $255M Milwaukee Public Museum project
- Wangard Partners plans 200,000-square-foot food and beverage facility in Jefferson
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of May 18, 2026
- Milwaukee County, State of Wisconsin pays $219M for space in new forensic lab
- Wrightstown tensions high amid data center proposal
- Milwaukee’s King Park near Pabst site could get $20 million for housing
- David Kahler dies at 89
- Construction to begin this summer on two downtown Milwaukee hotels
- Citing economic uncertainty, Uline asks to pause warehouse development
- West Bend apartment complex sold for $26M
- Oshkosh approves Woodman’s shopping center redevelopment
Project Profiles
- First prefabricated bridge in US installed in Eau Claire County
- Illinois developer worked with Wisconsin contractor to build 258-unit Wauwatosa apartment complex
- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
- Dane County sees uptick in highway work zone crashes, on track to exceed last year
- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
- FPC Live slims venue proposal to 1 downtown building
- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
- With Sonag Construction shut down, feds move to block indicted owner from collecting leftover assets
- Four contractors selected to build border wall prototypes
- UW-Milwaukee’s Greenstreet shaping minds (and the city)
- Turning the Corner(s) (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)