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A
complete safety code was developed for all mines
and quarries by the Industrial Commission. Wisconsin created the Vocational Rehabilitation program with emphasis on people injured in industrial employment accidents.
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1920 - 1921 |
Governors: John James Blaine (1921-1927) Fred R. Zimmerman (1927-1929) Walter Jodok Kohler, Sr. (1929-1931) Additional
Commissioners:
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| 1922 | Industrial Commission
Secretary Arthur Altmeyer (1922-33) |
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Wisconsin Worker's Compensation law was held
constitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The law had been held constitutional by the
Wisconsin Supreme Court in 1911.
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1926 |
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Wisconsin
Legislature created a new division to help workers
collect wages owed by former employers. New legislation required employers to pay all laborers, workman and mechanics on state public works projects at the "prevailing" wage rate of the area. Development of Safety Codes were continuing as technologies evolved. |
1931 |
Governor:
Philip Fox La Follette (1931-1933)
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The
Wisconsin Legislature passed the nation's first
unemployment compensation law, three years in
advance of the U.S.
Social Security Act which established a
nationwide program.
At the above link you can learn more about about the Social Security Act and its relationship to Unemployment Insurance, Aid to Families with Dependant Children and other social programs.
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1932 |
Governors: Albert George Schmedeman (1933-1935) Philip Fox La Follette (1935-1939)
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Wisconsin
was the first state to establish an Unemployment
Compensation program. Wisconsin issued the
first Unemployment Compensation Check in the
United States on August 17, 1936. It was in
the amount of $15.00 and issued to Neils N, Ruud.
Ruud sold it to Paul Raushenbush for $25.00 for
it's historical value. The check is now at the
State Historical Society. Mr. Raushenbush
was a University of Wisconsin Economics Professor
who later became Director of the Unemployment
Compensation Division from 1932 to 1967.
The U.S. Randolph Sheppard Act created the blind vending program which was enacted to provide blind persons with remunerative employment, enlarge their economic opportunities, and encourage their self-support through the operation of vending facilities in Federal buildings. In addition to federal buildings, the program was extended to State buildings. The program continues today as the Blind Business Enterprise Program (BEP). Wisconsin
extended vocational rehabilitation services to
disabled homebound. |
1936 |
Photo Source: Wisconsin Historical Society
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The
Interstate Conference of Unemployment Compensation
Administrators was formed, with Wisconsin a
member; mandate broadened to include Employment
Service activities 2 years later and its name was
changed to the Interstate Conference of Employment
Security Agencies (ICESA). |
1937 | In 1937 the Wisconsin legislature created the Wisconsin Labor Relations Board modeled after the national board. In 1967, the board was reorganized as a commission. |
| 1938 |
New
Commissioners: Mable Griswold (1938-39) Harry J. Burczyk (1939-53) C.L. Miller (1939-52) |
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| 1939 |
Governor:
Julius Peter Heil (1939-1943) |
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Development
Updated
October 15, 2008
DWD Communications Office
Content Contact:
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