Legal Resources for Unemployment Insurance

Appeal Hearings

• How To File An Appeal
  Translations: Español | Txhais lus hmoob | Other Languages
• Attending an Unemployment Insurance Hearing (UCL-4478-P)
  Translations: Español | Txhais lus hmoob | Other Languages
• Frequently Asked Questions

Unemployment Insurance Advisory Council (UIAC)

• Council Meetings & Information
• Council Members

Law Changes

• Plain Language Summary of 2021 Wisconsin Act 231
• Plain Language Summary of 2017 Wisconsin Acts 59, 147 and  157
• Administrative Rule Change:
• DWD 131: Pre-Employment Drug Testing, Substance Abuse Treatment Program and Job Skills Assessment
• Plain Language Summary of 2015 Wisconsin Acts 55, 86, 203, 258 and 33
• Administrative Rule Changes:
• DWD 111, 113, 114, 115, 132, 140: UI Quarterly Wage Reporting, Settlement of Disputes and Compromise of Liabilities, License Revocation, Financial Record Matching, Business Transfers, Determining Eligibility of Benefits and Unemployment Insurance Appeals
• DWD 126, 127, 129: UI Work Search/Work Registration
• Plain Language Summary of 2013 Wisconsin Act 20 (state budget), 2013 Wisconsin Act 36 and 2013 Wisconsin Act 11
• Plain Language Summary of 2011 Wisconsin Act 198 and 2011 Wisconsin Act 236
• Summary of 2009 Amendments Acts 1, 11, 28, 287, 288, and 292
• Plain Language Summary of 2009 Wisconsin Act 11
• Plain Language Summary of 2007 Wisconsin Act 59
  Report of the Committee to Review the Statutory Definition of "Employee" (PDF) as provided in 2007 Act 59
• Plain Language Summary of 2005 Wisconsin Act 86
• Plain Language Summary of 2003 Wisconsin Act 197
• Plain Language Summary of 2001 Wisconsin Act 35
• Plain Language Summary of 1999 Wisconsin Act 15

Law Text

• UI Statutes - Chapter 108
• UI Administrative Rules
• UCB-3006-P, UI Law Text (R. 05/2016)

Decisions

• Selected Decisions of the Labor and Industry Review Commission (LIRC Site)