Unemployment Insurance Advisory Council (UIAC)
2008 Public Hearings

The public is invited to attend hearings on Wisconsin’s unemployment program before the Wisconsin Unemployment Insurance Advisory Council. The Council represents employee and employer interests and recommends changes to the unemployment law to the Legislature.

Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Dane County Job Center
1819 Aberg Avenue, Ball Room
Madison, WI 53704 		Friday, July 25, 2008
Milwaukee State Office Building
819 N 6th Street, Room 40
Milwaukee, WI 53203		 Thursday, October 2, 2008
Spooner Agricultural Research Station
W6646 Hwy 70
Spooner, WI 54801
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Brown County Library Central
515 Pine Street, Meeting Room
Green Bay, WI 54301		 Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Marathon Public Library
300 N. First Street, Wausau Room
Wausau, Wisconsin 54401

The purpose is to receive public comments on the unemployment program.

Issues to be addressed by the Council may include, among others: Changes to our unemployment law, rules or policy to improve:
  • Unemployment benefit eligibility
  • Who is an “employee” (versus “independent contractor”)
  • Limits on unemployment benefits and programs for extended benefits
  • Unique work arrangements, such as school, seasonal and temp employment
  • Concerns of small employers
  • Reporting quarterly wages and taxes electronically
  • Funding of the unemployment program
  • Confidentiality of unemployment information
  • Fairness in outcomes for employers and employees
  • Quality of the claims, tax and appeal processes
  • Efficiency in administering the program
  • Compliance and deterring unemployment fraud
  • Public understanding of the unemployment law

If you cannot attend a hearing, you may send your comments to:
Unemployment Insurance Advisory Council
c/o Chairperson Daniel J. LaRocque
P.O. Box 8942
Madison, WI 53708
Daniel.LaRocque@dwd.wisconsin.gov

For additional information regarding public hearings call Robin Gallagher at (608)267-1405.

For information regarding the activities of the Wisconsin Unemployment Advisory Council, visit dwd.wisconsin.gov/uibola/uiac.