Notice of Meeting

Unemployment Insurance Advisory Council

Date:  Thursday, April 20, 2023
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: Department of Workforce Development by Teleconference
Public may attend by:
Phone: 415-655-0003 or 855-282-6330 (toll free) or WebEx
Meeting Number (access code): 2593 832 1083 Meeting Password: DWD1

Agenda

1. Call to order and introductions
2. Approval of minutes of the January 19, 2023 UIAC meeting
3. Department update
4. Quarterly report on UI information technology systems (10/1/22-12/31/22)
5. Trust Fund update – Shashank Partha
6. 2023 Fraud Report to the UI Advisory Council
7. Correspondence
8. Judicial Update
   • Khazai v. Dep’t of Workforce Dev.
   • Amazon Logistics v. Lab. & Indus. Rev. Comm’n.
9. Department proposals to amend the unemployment insurance law
   • D23-01 – Amend Social Security Disability Insurance Disqualification
   • D23-02 – Worker Misclassification Penalties
   • D23-03 – Discharge for use of Marijuana
   • D23-04 – Imposter Penalty
   • D23-05 – Electronic Communication and Filing
   • D23-06 – Unemployment Administration Fund
10. Legislation Update
    • Various changes to the unemployment insurance law and requiring approval by the Joint Committee on Finance of certain federally authorized unemployment benefits (misconduct; work registration; work search audits - AB 147 / SB 237 fiscal)
    • Various changes to the unemployment insurance law (suitable work, work search; recovery of overpayments - AB 149 / SB 231 fiscal)
    • Various changes to the unemployment insurance law, federal Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment grants, and granting rule-making authority (reemployment assistance; work search; drug testing; RESEA grants – AB 150 / SB 232 fiscal)
    • Various changes to the unemployment insurance law and authorizing the secretary of administration to transfer employees from any executive branch agency to the Department of Workforce Development for certain purposes (identity proofing; educational materials; assistance call center; database comparisons; transfer of employees to DWD - AB 152 / SB 235 fiscal)
    • The amount of benefits received under the unemployment insurance law (AB 153 / SB 233 fiscal)
11. Rulemaking Update
    • Wis. Admin. Code DWD § 113.03(3) correction
    • Proposed scope statement for UI hearings - DWD 140
12. Labor and Management proposals to amend the unemployment insurance law
13. Research requests
14. 2023-2024 UIAC timeline
15. Future meeting dates: May 18, June 15, July 20, Aug. 17, Sept. 21, Oct. 19
16. Adjourn

Notice:

• The Council may take up action items at a time other than that listed.
• The Council may not address all agenda items or follow the agenda order.
• The Council members may attend the meeting by teleconference or videoconference.
• The employee or employer representative members of the Council may convene in closed session at any time during the meeting to deliberate any matter for potential action or items listed in this agenda, under Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(ee). The Council may then reconvene again in open session after the closed session.
• This location is accessible to people with disabilities. If you need an accommodation, including an interpreter or information in an alternate format, please contact the UI Division Bureau of Legal Affairs at 608-266-0399 or dial 7-1-1 for Wisconsin Relay Service.