Wisconsin and Other States Fail to Meet Federal Rules for Clearing Unemployment Appeals

Monday, August 2nd, 2021 -- 9:00 AM

(WRN) A new reports finds Wisconsin and other states failed to meet federal rules for clearing unemployment appeals.

The Legislative Audit Bureau has found that the state Department of Workforce Development failed to comply with federal regulations regarding unemployment appeals between June 2020 and May 2021, as the coronavirus pandemic swept the state and nation.

That means that less than 80 percent of appeals were resolved in 45 days, and the average age of appeals filed that are awaiting a hearing is 58 days. That's  nearly two weeks more than the number of days allowed by federal regulations.

The LAB also compared Wisconsin's appeals data with four surrounding states and found none were in compliance with the federal guidance, either. Wisconsin ranked third out of the five states studied.

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