DWD 129.01(4)(d)
(d) The claimant performed services as a school year employee in other than an instructional, research, or principal administrative capacity and had reasonable assurance of performing services for the employer in a similar capacity in the 2nd academic year or term but was subsequently not offered the opportunity to perform such services.
DWD 129.01(4)(e)
(e) The claimant made an unsuccessful attempt to access the telephone initial claims system during a week when the system was inoperable or was unavailable for more than 40% of the time the system is scheduled to be staffed by claimstakers during that week. The times during which the system is inoperable or unavailable will be measured as follows:
DWD 129.01(4)(e)1.
1. Each day during the week will be divided into half-hour time periods, beginning with the time when the system is first scheduled to be staffed by claimstakers and ending with the time when the system is scheduled to no longer be staffed by claimstakers.
DWD 129.01(4)(e)2.
2. The system will be considered to be inoperable or unavailable for any such half-hour time period during which a busy signal occurs or during which the system is not operating.
DWD 129.01(4)(f)
(f) Other exceptional circumstances over which the claimant has no control.
DWD 129.01 History
History: Cr.
Register, July, 1984, No. 343, eff. 8-1-84; emerg. am. (1), eff. 2-2-93; am. (1),
Register, July, 1993, No. 451, eff. 8-1-93; correction in (3) (e) made under s. 13.93 (am) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register, July, 1993, No. 451; am. (1) and (2) (a), cr. (2) (a) 1. and 2., r. and recr. (2) (b), (3) (a) and (b), r. (2) (c), (3) (g) and (4), renum. (2) (d), (3) (intro.), (c) to (f) to be (2) (c), (4) (intro.) to (d) and am. (4) (intro.), (a), (c) and (d),
Register, December, 1995, No. 480, eff. 1-1-96; cr. (4) (e),
Register, November, 1999, No. 527, eff. 12-1-99; correction in (2) (b) 2. made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register, September, 2000, No. 537; am. (2) (a) (intro.),
Register, September, 2000, No. 537, eff. 10-1-00; emerg. am. (1), eff. 4-14-02;
CR 02-088: am. (1)
Register November 2002 No. 563, eff. 12-1-02;
CR 06-073: am. (1), (4) (intro.), (a) (b), (c), (d) and (e), r. and recr. (2) (a), (b) and (c), and (3), r. (a) 1. and 2., cr. (4) (f),
Register December 2006 No. 612, eff. 1-1-07; correction in (2) (b) 3. made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register June 2007 No. 618;
CR 10-018: am. (1) and (2) (a), r. and recr. (2) (b) 1. and 2., r. (2) (b) 3., 4., (c) and (3)
Register September 2010 No. 657, eff. 10-1-10.
DWD 129.02
DWD 129.02
Establishment of benefit year. DWD 129.02(2)
(2) A claimant establishing a second or subsequent benefit year shall, in addition to the requirements of
sub. (1), comply with the earnings requirement of s.
108.04 (4) (c), Stats.
DWD 129.02 History
History: Cr.
Register, November, 1989, No. 407, eff. 12-1-89; emerg. am. (1) (a), eff. 2-2-93; am. (1) (a),
Register, July, 1993, No. 451, eff. 8-1-93; r. and recr. (1) (a), am. (1) (b), r. (2) and (3), cr. (2),
Register, December, 1995, No. 480, eff. 1-1-96.
DWD 129.03
DWD 129.03
Backdating of benefit year; circumstances. Under s.
108.06 (2) (bm), Stats., a claimant's benefit year begins on the Sunday of the week in which the claimant meets the requirements to establish a benefit year under
s. DWD 129.02, except that the department may, by rule, permit a claimant to begin a benefit year prior to that time. The department shall permit the backdating of a benefit year if an exceptional circumstance exists. Exceptional circumstances include, but are not limited to, those listed in
s. DWD 129.01 (4).
DWD 129.03 History
History: Cr.
Register, November, 1989, No. 407, eff. 12-1-89; renum. (1) to be 129.03 and am., r. (2),
Register, December, 1995, No. 480, eff. 1-1-96;
CR 06-073: am.
Register December 2006 No. 612, eff. 1-1-07.
DWD 129.04
DWD 129.04
Department set aside of benefit year. DWD 129.04(1)(1)
Request to set aside a benefit year. Under s.
108.06 (2) (d), Stats., a claimant may request the department to set aside a benefit year.
DWD 129.04(2)
(2) Granting a request to set aside a benefit year. Under s.
108.06 (2) (d), Stats., the department shall grant the claimant's request and cancel the benefit year if the request is voluntary, benefits have not been paid to the claimant, and at the time the department acts upon the request for that benefit year the claimant's benefits eligibility is not suspended. If the claimant does not meet all of the requirements under s.
108.06 (2) (d), Stats., the department may set aside the benefit year if the conditions in both
pars. (a) and
(b) are met:
DWD 129.04(2)(a)
(a) The department has recovered, or has waived the recovery of, all benefits paid to the claimant for that benefit year or offsets this amount against benefits the claimant would otherwise be eligible to receive at the time the request to set aside a benefit year is made.
DWD 129.04(2)(b)
(b) Any of the following exceptional circumstances apply to the claim:
DWD 129.04(2)(b)1.
1. The department terminates coverage of an employer previously subject to
ch. 108, Stats., for whom the claimant performed services in the base period and the claimant could not have foreseen this termination of coverage.
DWD 129.04(2)(b)2.
2. The department makes an error relating to the establishment of the claimant's benefit year.
DWD 129.04(2)(b)3.
3. The wage data used by the department to establish the benefit year is erroneous.
DWD 129.04(2)(b)4.
4. The claimant established a benefit year in the two weeks immediately preceding the first full week of a new calendar quarter, but a benefit year established as of the first full week of the new calendar quarter would give the claimant a higher weekly benefit rate or a higher maximum benefit amount.
DWD 129.04(2)(b)5.
5. The claimant's first payment in the benefit year was made after an additional initial claim was filed.
DWD 129.04(2)(b)7.
7. The cancellation of wage credits under s.
108.04 (5), Stats., reduces the claimant's maximum benefit amount to less than 5 times the weekly benefit rate.
DWD 129.04(2)(b)8.
8. Other exceptional circumstances exist over which the claimant has no control that are related to establishing a benefit year.
DWD 129.04 History
History: Cr.
Register, November, 1989, No. 407, eff. 12-1-89; am. (1) (intro.), (2) (a) (intro.), 2., 3. and (b) 1., r. (1) (a) to (c), cr. (2) (a) 4.,
Register, December, 1995, No. 480, eff. 1-1-96;
CR 06-073: am. (1), r. and recr. (2),
Register December 2006 No. 612, eff. 1-1-07.
DWD 129.05(1)
(1)
Method of payment. The department shall pay benefits by checks mailed to the claimant's address of record with the department, by electronic deposit to a claimant's designated bank account, or by debit card issued by the department or its designee, unless the benefits are applied by the department for overpayments, forfeitures, child support payments under s.
108.13, Stats., or other assignments permitted under state or federal law.
DWD 129.05(2)
(2) Charging of payment. The department shall charge each benefit payment against an account in the unemployment reserve fund or the administrative account and shall periodically send each employer a record of each payment charged against its account in the fund.
