DWD Archives - Lake Effect HR & Law https://www.le-hrlaw.com/tag/dwd/ Wed, 03 Apr 2024 21:57:21 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.le-hrlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/LakeEffectFavicon@4x.png DWD Archives - Lake Effect HR & Law https://www.le-hrlaw.com/tag/dwd/ 32 32 New Wisconsin Employment-Related Laws https://www.le-hrlaw.com/new-wisconsin-employment-related-laws/ Wed, 03 Apr 2024 17:59:10 +0000 https://www.le-hrlaw.com/?p=6998 On March 27, 2024, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers signed two bills into law that have the potential to require actions for some employers.

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On March 27, 2024,  Governor Tony Evers signed two bills into law that will affect some Wisconsin employers.

2023 Wisconsin Act 237:  Requires employers in industries that have frequent interactions  with vulnerable persons and the public (such as lodging, hospitality, food service, retail, residential facilities, private security, public transit managers, and others) to provide training to employees to recognize and prevent human trafficking. The details of the recommended training have not been released yet.

2023 Wisconsin Act 228: Requires the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) to establish a toll-free hotline for employers to use as a resource in hiring individuals with a conviction record. This bill also requires the DWD to provide information to employers regarding incentives and programs that are available when hiring someone with a conviction record and/or  work release privileges. The hotline (and corresponding website) are not yet available.

Lake Effect is monitoring the implementation of these laws, and we will provide additional guidance as it becomes available. 

Lake Effect is here to answer your questions about HR, benefits, employment laws, regulations, and new agency guidance. We continue to monitor important legal and HR developments, as well as other information that could impact the workplace. Please watch our blogs and emails for these important updates, as well as discussions of how compliance meets culture. To dive into these issues, contact us at info@le-hrlaw.com or 1-844-333-5253.

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]]> Employers Must Submit Form for Unemployment Benefits Relief by August 15, 2020 https://www.le-hrlaw.com/employers-must-submit-form-for-unemployment-benefits-relief-by-august-15-2020/ Fri, 14 Aug 2020 15:25:37 +0000 https://le-hrlaw.com/?p=2524 As a reminder, Wisconsin Act 185 mandated that unemployment benefits that are the result of COVID-19 may be charged against the state’s UI fund balance and not to the employer’s UI account. Wisconsin employers must submit Form UCB-18823-E by August 15 to ensure that COVID-19 related unemployment benefits for employees’ initial claims filed between May […]

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Wisconsin employers must submit Form UCB-18823-E by August 15 to ensure that COVID-19 related unemployment benefits for employees’ initial claims filed between May 17 – June 30, 2020 are not charged to employers’ UI accounts. For initial claims filed after June 30th, this same form must be submitted within 30 days after the employee’s initial claim is filed.

The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development is not requiring employers to submit the UCB-18823-E form to receive relief for employees filing initial unemployment benefits claims during the weeks of March 15 – May 16, 2020.

We are closely monitoring the impact of COVID-19 on the workplace. Keep watching for blogs and emails from your Lake Effect team for important legal updates and HR best practices. The attorneys and HR professionals at Lake Effect HR & Law are ready and willing to help. Contact us at info@le-hrlaw.com or 1-844-333-5253.

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