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UI Bureau of Legal Affairs (BOLA)

The Bureau of Legal Affairs (BOLA) is responsible for providing legal services to the Unemployment Insurance program.   These include:

• Conducting both benefit and employer status hearings
• Representing the department when UI decisions are appealed to the Labor and Industry Review Commission (LIRC) or Wisconsin courts
• Providing legislative and research support to the UI Advisory Council.