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NOTE: an asterisk * following a phone number denotes 24 hour answering.
See the Services by Division for the Division (Div) abbreviations used below.
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| Name | Div | Phone |
| Ability Profiler | ET | 608-267-7514 |
| Administrative rules (WI Document Sales) | 608-266-3358 | |
| Administrative Services Division (ASD) | AS | 608-266-1024 |
| Affirmative Action data (information) | ET | 608-266-0851 |
| AIDS testing for employment | ER |
608-266-6860* Madison 414-227-4383* Milwaukee |
| Alien labor certification | ET | 608-266-0017 |
| Appeals, Unemployment Insurance | UI | 608-266-3189 |
| Appeals, Vocational Rehabilitation | VR | 800-442-3477 |
| Appeals, Worker's Compensation | WC | 608-266-1340* |
| Apprenticeship Council, Wisconsin | ET | 608-266-3133 |
| Apprenticeships, adult information | ET | 608-266-3332 |
| Apprenticeships, youth information | ET | 608-267-7210 |
| Arrest/conviction records discrimination | ER |
608-266-6860* Madison 414-227-4384* Milwaukee |
| Assessment/testing for employment | ET | 608-267-7514 |
| Assistive technology | VR | 800-442-3477 |
NOTE: an asterisk * following a phone number denotes 24 hour answering.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z| B | ||
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| Name | Div | Phone |
| Back (unpaid) wages | ER |
608-266-6860* Madison 414-227-4384* Milwaukee |
| Bankruptcies | UI | 608-266-9700 |
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Benefits, Unemployment Insurance Claimant information or assistance: |
UI |
608-232-0824 Madison 414-438-7713 Milwaukee 800-494-4944 Toll-free |
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Benefits, Unemployment Insurance Employer information or assistance: |
UI |
608-232-0633 Madison 414-438-7705 Milwaukee 800-247-1744 Toll-free |
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Benefits, Unemployment Insurance To file a new application or reopen an existing claim: |
UI |
608-232-0678
Madison 414-438-7700 Milwaukee 800-UC-CLAIM (800-822-5246) Toll-free |
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Benefits, Unemployment Insurance To file for a weekly benefit check: |
UI |
608-261-9990 Madison 414-438-5395 Milwaukee 800-978-7887 Toll-free |
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Benefits, Unemployment Insurance TTY |
UI | 888-393-8914 TTY Toll-free |
| Bonus pay owed | ER |
608-266-6860* Madison 414-227-4384* Milwaukee |
| Breaks, work | ER |
608-266-6860* Madison 414-227-4384* Milwaukee |
| Business changes in ownership | UI | 608-261-6700 |
| Business Enterprise Program (BEP) | VR | 800-442-3477 |
NOTE: an asterisk * following a phone number denotes 24 hour answering.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z| C | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Div | Phone |
| Career/employment counseling | ET | 608-267-7514 |
| Career/employment counseling, disability related | VR | 800-442-3477 |
| Child Labor Laws | ER | 608-266-6860* |
| Child labor work permits | ER |
608-266-6860* Madison 414-227-4384* Milwaukee |
| Civilian labor force estimates (statistics) | AS | 608-266-7034 |
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Client Assistance Program, VR Consumers WI Dept. Ag, Trade & Consumer Protection |
VR |
608-224-5070 (V/TTY) 800-362-1290 (V/TTY) Toll-free 608-224-5071 (V/TTY) |
| Collections, UI Benefits | UI | 608-266-9701 |
| Collections, UI Tax | UI | 608-266-9700 |
| Commissions owed | ER |
608-266-6860* Madison 414-227-4384* Milwaukee |
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Complaints, disability related WI Dept. Ag, Trade & Consumer Protection |
608-224-5070 (V/TTY) 800-362-1290 (V/TTY) Toll-free 608-225-5071 (V/TTY) |
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Complaints, discrimination (incl. job, housing, public accommodations, other) |
ER |
608-266-6860* Madison 414-227-4384* Milwaukee |
| Complaints, Job Service, WIA | ET | 608-266-6889 |
| Complaints, migrant camps & crew leaders | ET | 608-266-0002 |
| Construction wage | ER | 608-266-6860 |
| Consumer price index | 608-266-2832 | |
| Cost of living data | 608-266-2832 | |
| Council on Workforce Investment | ET | 608-267-9704 |
| Counseling and guidance, disability related | VR | 800-442-3477 |
| Counseling/testing | ET | 608-267-7514 |
| Coverage, UI Tax (new employers) | UI | 608-261-6700 |
NOTE: an asterisk * following a phone number denotes 24 hour answering.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z| D | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Div | Phone |
| Delinquent payments, UI tax | UI | 608-266-9700 |
| Disabilities | ER |
608-266-6860* Madison 414-227-4384* Milwaukee |
| Disabilities, vocational | VR | 800-442-3477 |
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Discrimination
complaints (including job, housing, public accommodations, other) |
ER |
608-266-6860* Madison 414-227-4384* Milwaukee |
| Dislocated Worker Program | ET | 608-266-7406 |
| Disputed claims, Unemployment Insurance | UI |
608-267-8997 Central Operations 608-232-0902 Madison 414-438-2050 Milwaukee 920-832-5368 Appleton 715-835-2879 Eau Claire |
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Document Sales (questions & information) For purchases using credit cards |
DOA |
608-266-3358 608-264-9419 800-DOC-SALE or 800-362-7253 |
| Dress codes for employees | ER |
608-266-6860* Madison 414-227-4384* Milwaukee |
NOTE: an asterisk * following a phone number denotes 24 hour answering.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z| E | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Div | Phone |
| Economic conditions | ET | 608-267-3262 |
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Educational Teleconference Network (ETN) Friday Fundamentals series |
608-266-3100 | |
| Employer awareness of people with disabilities | VR | 800-442-3477 |
| Employer Records System (replaced by JobNet Business) | ET | 608-267-9690, Option 2 |
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Employer Services for Workforce Development: Labor Shortages |
ET | 608-261-6394 |
| Employer Tax Credits | ET | 608-266-0959 |
| Employer Training: Attract, Retain & Train (ART) the Right People | ET | 608-267-9704 |
| Employment agencies licensing | ER | 608-266-0030 |
| Employment aptitude & interest testing | ET | 608-267-7514 |
| Employment discrimination | ER |
608-266-6860* Madison 414-227-4384* Milwaukee |
| Employment projections (statewide) | ET | 608-266-0689 |
| Equal employment/migrants | ET | 608-266-2396 |
| Equal Rights Division | ER |
608-266-6860* Madison 414-227-4384* Milwaukee |
NOTE: an asterisk * following a phone number denotes 24 hour answering.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z| F | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Div | Phone |
| Fair employment law | ER |
608-266-6860* Madison 414-227-4384* Milwaukee |
| Family and Medical Leave Act law | ER |
608-266-6860* Madison 414-227-4384* Milwaukee |
| Fidelity Bonding | ET | 608-267-7514 |
| Forms management (DWD) | AS | 608-266-3283 |
| Fraud, Unemployment Insurance | UI | See Benefit Centers |
| Fraud, Worker's Compensation | WC | 608-261-8486 |
| Friday Fundamentals ETN series | UI | 608-266-3100 |
| Functional Vocational Assessment | VR | 800-442-3477 |
NOTE: an asterisk * following a phone number denotes 24 hour answering.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z| G | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Div | Phone |
| General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB) | ET | 608-267-7514 |
| General information (DWD) | DWD | 608-266-3131 |
| Government employment | ET | 608-266-7801 |
| Grooming standards for employment | ER |
608-266-6860* Madison 414-227-4384* Milwaukee |
NOTE: an asterisk * following a phone number denotes 24 hour answering.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z| H | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Div | Phone |
| Harassment, sexual | ER |
608-266-6860*
Madison 414-227-4384* Milwaukee |
| Hearing process, equal rights cases | ER | 414-227-4376 |
| Hearing process, vocational rehabilitation | VR | 800-442-3477 |
| Hearing schedules, equal rights cases | ER | 414-227-4385 |
| Hearings, contested unemployment claims | UI |
608-242-4819 Madison 414-227-4731 Milwaukee 920-832-2769 Appleton 715-836-6567 Eau Claire |
| High Risk Populations | ET | 608-264-8164 |
| Holiday pay | ER |
608-266-6860* Madison 414-227-4384* Milwaukee |
| Housing discrimination | ER |
608-266-6860* Madison 414-227-4384* Milwaukee |
NOTE: an asterisk * following a phone number denotes 24 hour answering.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z| I | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Div | Phone |
| Illegal pay deductions | ER |
608-266-6860* Madison 414-227-4384* Milwaukee |
| Immigration Reform and Control Act | ER | 608-266-8564 |
| Independent contractor | UI | 608-261-6700 |
| Independent Living Council | VR | 800-442-3477 |
| Information, general DWD | DWD | 608-266-3131 |
| Injury on the job claims | WC | 608-266-1340* |
| Invoice processing (DWD) | AS | 608-267-2396 |
NOTE: an asterisk * following a phone number denotes 24 hour answering.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z| J | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Div | Phone |
| Job Centers, general information | ET | 608-266-4497 |
| Job Center Locations | ET | 888-258-9966 |
| Job discrimination | ER |
608-266-6860* Madison 414-227-4384* Milwaukee |
| Job orders/employers | ET | 888-258-9966 |
| Job orders/migrant | ET | 608-266-0487 |
| Job Service | ET | 608-266-0487 |
| Job Service Locations | ET | 888-258-9966 |
| Job site modification | VR | 800-442-3477 |
| JobNet Business Help Desk | ET | 608-267-9690, option 2 |
| JobNet Help Desk | ET | 608-267-9690, option 2 |
NOTE: an asterisk * following a phone number denotes 24 hour answering.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z| K | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Div | Phone |
NOTE: an asterisk * following a phone number denotes 24 hour answering.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z| L | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Div | Phone |
| Labor Law Clinics | UI | 608-266-3100 |
| Labor Management Council, WI | ET | 608-266-5138 |
| Labor market information (general) | ET | 608-267-9613 |
| Labor standards information | ER |
608-266-6860* Madison 414-227-4384* Milwaukee |
| Layoffs, large scale | ER | 608-266-6860* |
| Legislative document subscription services | DOA | 608-266-3358 |
| Levy for collection of debt | UI | 608-266-9700 |
| Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) | ET | 608-267-5053 |
NOTE: an asterisk * following a phone number denotes 24 hour answering.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z| M | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Div | Phone |
| Meal periods | ER |
608-266-6860* Madison 414-227-4384* Milwaukee |
| Media questions & relations | SO | 608-266-6753 |
| Medical cost dispute information | WC | 608-266-1340* |
| Medical exams | ER |
608-266-6860* Madison 414-227-4384* Milwaukee |
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Migrant camps & labor contracts Migrant Seasonal Farm Worker (MSFW) Outreach Specialists |
ET | 608-266-0002 |
| Migrant complaints | ET | 608-266-0002 |
| Migrant issues/crop status | ET | 608-266-0487 |
| Migrant Labor Council | ET | 608-261-4425 |
| Minimum wage | ER |
608-266-6860* Madison 414-227-4384* Milwaukee |
NOTE: an asterisk * following a phone number denotes 24 hour answering.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z| N | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Div | Phone |
| NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) Trade Adjustment Assistance Program | UI | 608-267-7773 |
| NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) Trade Adjustment Assistance Program | ET | 608-266-0745 |
| New employer coverage | UI | 608-261-6700 |
| New employer coverage | WC | 608-266-1340* |
| New Hire Program | UI | 888-300-4473 |
| News releases | SO | 608-266-6753 |
| North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) | ET | 608-267-9615 |
NOTE: an asterisk * following a phone number denotes 24 hour answering.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z| O | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Div | Phone |
| Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) | ET | 608-266-6775 |
| Occupational Safety & Health Survey | WC | 800-884-1273 |
| Offenders | ET | 608-264-8164 |
| Older Workers | ET | 608-264-8164 |
| One day of rest in seven | ER |
608-266-6860* Madison 414-227-4384* Milwaukee |
| O*NET (occupational list) | ET | 608-267-7514 |
| Overtime pay | ER |
608-266-6860* Madison 414-227-4384* Milwaukee |
NOTE: an asterisk * following a phone number denotes 24 hour answering.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z| P | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Div | Phone |
| Paycheck not received | ER |
608-266-6860* Madison 414-227-4384* Milwaukee |
| Personnel (DWD) | AS | 608-266-3131 |
| Personnel files - open to employees | ER |
608-266-6860* Madison 414-227-4384* Milwaukee |
| Plant closing | ER | 608-266-0745 |
| Population (demographic) statistics | ET | 608-266-0851 |
| Poster packets, all DWD | 608-266-6861 | |
| Posters, ER only | ER |
608-266-6860* Madison 414-227-4384* Milwaukee |
| Posters, UI only | UI | 608-267-8997 |
| Prevailing wage (public work projects) | ER | 608-266-6860 |
| Printing procurement (DWD) | AS | 608-267-3902 |
| Private employment agencies | ER | 608-266-0030 or 608-266-6860* |
| Promptness of payment to injured workers | WC | 608-266-1340* |
| Public accommodations discrimination | ER |
608-266-6860* Madison 414-227-4384* Milwaukee |
| Publications (DWD) | AS | 608-267-3902 |
| Purchasing and bids (DWD) | AS | 608-267-7713 |
NOTE: an asterisk * following a phone number denotes 24 hour answering.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z| Q | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Div | Phone |
NOTE: an asterisk * following a phone number denotes 24 hour answering.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z| R | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Div | Phone |
| Rapid response - plant closing | ET | 608-266-7406 |
| Rates, UI tax | UI | 608-261-6700 |
| Records management (DWD) | AS | 608-266-5515 |
| Refugee Services | DET | 608-266-8354 |
| Rehabilitation Council, Wisconsin (WRC) | VR | 800-442-3477 |
| Retaliation for labor standards complaints | ER |
608-266-6860* Madison 414-227-4384* Milwaukee |
| Retaliation protection for elderly abuse complaints | ER |
608-266-6860* Madison 414-227-4384* Milwaukee |
| Retaliation protection for safety complaints | ER |
608-266-6860* Madison 414-227-4384* Milwaukee |
NOTE: an asterisk * following a phone number denotes 24 hour answering.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z| S | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Div | Phone |
| Secretary's Office |
Phone: 608-266-3131 Fax: 608-266-1784 |
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| Severance pay | ER |
608-266-6860* Madison 414-227-4384* Milwaukee |
| Sexual harassment | ER |
608-266-6860* Madison 414-227-4384* Milwaukee |
| Sick pay entitlement | ER |
608-266-6860* Madison 414-227-4384* Milwaukee |
| Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) | ET | 608-267-9615 |
|
State of Wisconsin forms (many, but not all) WI Document Sales |
DOA | 608-266-3358 |
| State Statutes, to purchase | DOA | 608-266-3358 |
| Supported Employment | VR | 800-442-3477 |
NOTE: an asterisk * following a phone number denotes 24 hour answering.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z| T | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Div | Phone |
| Ticket-to-Work (TTW) | VR | 800-442-3477 |
| Time clocks | ER |
608-266-6860* Madison 414-227-4384* Milwaukee |
| Tips to workers | ER |
608-266-6860* Madison 414-227-4384* Milwaukee |
| Trade Adjustment Assistance Program (NAFTA & TAA) | UI | 608-267-7773 |
| Trade Adjustment Assistance Program (NAFTA & TAA) | ET | 608-266-0745 |
| Transition Services, disability related | VR | 800-442-3477 |
| Transportation Planning | ET | 608-266-5138 |
| Typing & civil service typing testing | ET | 608-267-7514 |
NOTE: an asterisk * following a phone number denotes 24 hour answering.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZNOTE: an asterisk * following a phone number denotes 24 hour answering.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z| V | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Div | Phone |
| Vacation pay | ER |
608-266-6860* Madison 414-227-4384* Milwaukee |
| Veterans apprenticeship | ET | 608-266-3132 |
| Veterans employment & training services | ET | 608-267-7514 |
| Veterans re-employment rights | 608-266-3110 | |
| Vocational evaluations, disability related | VR | 800-442-3477 |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Division/Services (Toll-free) | VR |
800-442-3477 (V) 888-877-5939 (TTY) |
NOTE: an asterisk * following a phone number denotes 24 hour answering.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z| W | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Div | Phone |
| Wage claims (unpaid wages) | ER |
608-266-6860* Madison 414-227-4384* Milwaukee |
| Wage complaints | ER |
608-266-6860* Madison 414-227-4384* Milwaukee |
| Wage data | ET | 608-266-6775 |
| Wage reporting | UI | 608-266-9307 |
| Wage surveys | ER | 608-266-6775 |
| Warrant, UI benefit | UI | 608-266-9701 |
| Warrant, UI tax | UI | 608-266-9700 |
| Wisconsin Apprenticeship Advisory Council | ET | 608-266-3345 |
| Wisconsin Child Labor Council | ER | 608-266-0026 |
| Wisconsin Job Center Locations | ET | 888-258-9966 |
| Wisconsin Labor Management Council | ET | 608-266-5138 |
| Wisconsin Rehabilitation Council (WRC) | VR | 800-442-3477 |
| Wisconsin Telecommunications Relay System (TRS) | 800-947-3529 | |
|
Wisconsin
Telecommunications Relay System (TRS) Customer Service |
800-395-9877
Voice 800-283-9877 TTY |
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| Work permits | ER |
608-266-6860* Madison 414-227-4384* Milwaukee |
| Workplace Posters | ER |
Equal Rights Division PO Box 8928 Madison, WI 53708 608-266-6860 |
| Worker's Compensation Division | WC | 608-266-1340* |
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Worker’s Compensation: Advisory Council |
WC | 608-267-6704 |
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Worker’s Compensation: Appeals |
WC | 608-266-1340* |
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Worker’s Compensation: Claims |
WC | 608-266-1340* |
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Worker’s Compensation: Claims against an uninsured employer |
WC | 608-266-3046 |
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Worker’s Compensation: Claims wage calculation |
WC | 608-266-1340 |
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Worker's Compensation: Fraud |
WC | 608-261-8486 |
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Worker’s Compensation: General information |
WC | 608-266-1340* |
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Worker’s Compensation: Health cost dispute |
WC | 608-264-6819 |
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Worker’s Compensation: Hearing, license to represent someone |
WC | 608-266-1340* |
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Worker’s Compensation: Identification of insurance coverage |
WC | 608-266-3046 |
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Worker’s Compensation: Insurance investigations |
WC | 608-266-3046 |
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Worker’s Compensation: Insurance rates and premiums (WI Compensation Rating Bureau) |
WC |
262-796-4540 |
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Worker’s Compensation: Insurance requirements |
WC | 608-266-3046 |
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Worker’s Compensation: New employer coverage |
WC | 608-266-3046 |
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Worker’s Compensation: Promptness of payment reports |
WC | 608-266-1340* |
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Worker’s Compensation: Publications |
WC | 608-266-1340* |
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Worker’s Compensation: Reporting requirements |
WC | 608-266-1340* |
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Worker’s Compensation: Self-insurance application |
WC | 608-266-8327 |
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Worker’s Compensation: Self-Insurers Advisory Council |
WC | 608-266-8327 |
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Worker’s Compensation: Uninsured employer complaints |
WC | 608-266-3046 |
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Worker’s Compensation: Uninsured employer penalty collections |
WC |
608-266-5459 or 608-266-8764 |
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Worker’s Compensation: Vocational rehabilitation referral |
WC | 608-267-3738 |
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Worker’s Compensation: Wrap-up insurance program |
WC | 608-266-8327 |
| Workforce Development Area addresses | ET | 608-266-9199 |
| Workforce Development Boards | ET | 608-266-9199 |
| Workforce Investment Act | ET | 608-266-0988 |
| Workforce training | ET | 608-267-9704 |
| Work Opportunity Tax Credits | ET | 608-267-7514 |
NOTE: an asterisk * following a phone number denotes 24 hour answering.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z| X | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Div | Phone |
NOTE: an asterisk * following a phone number denotes 24 hour answering.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z| Y | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Div | Phone |
| Youth Apprenticeship | ET | 608-267-7210 |
| Youth Employment Program | ET | 608-267-9484 |
NOTE: an asterisk * following a phone number denotes 24 hour answering.
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