Notice of Meeting

Unemployment Insurance Advisory Council

Date: Thursday, April 17, 2025
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: Department of Workforce Development by Teleconference
Public may attend by teleconference:
Phone: 415-655-0003 or 855-282-6330 (toll free) or WebEx
Meeting Number (access code): 2660 951 6563 Meeting Password: DWD1

Agenda

1. Call to order and introductions
2. Approval of minutes of the March 20, 2025 UIAC meeting
3. Department update
4. Trust Fund update – Shashank Partha
5. Legislation update
   • Requests for information from employers about unemployment insurance claims (AB 146 / SB 151)
   • Various changes to the unemployment insurance law and federal Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment grants (reemployment assistance; work search; RESEA grants – AB 164)
   • 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; Joint Committee on Finance notification - AB 167)
   • Various changes to the unemployment insurance law (identity proofing; statute of limitations for CARES Act fraud; educational materials; assistance call center; database comparisons; fraud detection - AB 168)
   • Various changes to the unemployment insurance law (suitable work; work search; overpayment recovery - AB 169)
6. Department proposals to amend the unemployment insurance law
   • D25-01 – Electronic Communication and Filing
   • D25-02 – Worker Misclassification Penalties
   • D25-03 – Repeal Waiting Week
   • D25-04 – Increase Maximum Weekly Benefit Amount
   • D25-05 – Increase and Index Maximum Wage Cap
   • D25-06 – Amend SSDI Disqualification
   • D25-07 – Repeal UI Drug Testing
   • D25-08 – Misconduct
   • D25-09 – Repeal Substantial Fault
   • D25-10 – Suitable Work
   • D25-11 – Quit Exception for Relocating Spouse
   • D25-12 – Repeal Work Search and Work Registration Waivers from Statute
7. Labor and Management proposals to amend the unemployment insurance law
8. Research requests
9. 2025-2026 UIAC timeline
10. Future meeting dates: May 15, June 19, July 17, August 21
11. 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.