SB327, s. 69 15Section 69. 108.04 (8) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,36,2316 108.04 (8) (d) An employe shall have good cause under par. (a) or (c), regardless
17of the reason articulated by the employe for the failure,
if the department determines
18that the failure related to involved work at a lower grade of skill or significantly lower
19rate of pay than applied to the employe on one or more recent jobs, and that the
20employe had not yet had a reasonable opportunity, in view of labor market conditions
21and the employe's degree of skill, but not to exceed 6 weeks after the employe became
22unemployed, to seek a new job substantially in line with the employe's prior job skill
23and rate of pay.
SB327, s. 70 24Section 70. 108.04 (12) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1108.04 (12) (c) Any individual who receives unemployment compensation
2insurance for a given week under any federal law through any federal agency shall
3be ineligible for benefits paid or payable for that same week under this chapter.
SB327, s. 71 4Section 71. 108.04 (12) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,37,85 108.04 (12) (d) Any individual who receives unemployment compensation
6insurance for a given week under the law of any other state (with no use of benefit
7credits earned under this chapter) shall be ineligible for benefits paid or payable for
8that same week under this chapter.
SB327, s. 72 9Section 72. 108.05 (1) (f) and (g) of the statutes are repealed.
SB327, s. 73 10Section 73. 108.05 (1) (h) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,37,2411 108.05 (1) (h) (intro.) Each eligible employe shall be paid benefits for each week
12of total unemployment which commences on or after January 5, 1997, and before
13January 4, 1998,
at the weekly benefit rate specified in this paragraph. Unless sub.
14(1m) applies, the weekly benefit rate shall equal 4% of the employe's base period
15wages which were paid during that quarter of the employe's base period in which the
16employe was paid the highest total wages, rounded down to the nearest whole dollar,
17except that if that amount is less than the minimum amount shown in the following
18schedule, no benefits are payable to the employe and if that amount is more than the
19maximum amount shown in the following schedule, the employe's weekly benefit
20rate shall be the maximum amount shown in the following schedule and except that
21if the employe's benefits are exhausted during any week under s. 108.06 (1), the
22employe shall be paid the remaining amount of benefits payable to the employe in
23lieu of the amount shown in the following schedule: [See Figure 108.05 (1) (h)
24following]
SB327, s. 74 25Section 74. 108.05 (1) (i) and (j) of the statutes are created to read:
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1108.05 (1) (i) Each eligible employe shall be paid benefits for each week of total
2unemployment which commences on or after January 4, 1998, and before January
33, 1999, at the weekly benefit rate specified in this paragraph. Unless sub. (1m)
4applies, the weekly benefit rate shall equal 4% of the employe's base period wages
5which were paid during that quarter of the employe's base period in which the
6employe was paid the highest total wages, rounded down to the nearest whole dollar,
7except that if that amount is less than the minimum amount shown in the following
8schedule, no benefits are payable to the employe and if that amount is more than the
9maximum amount shown in the following schedule, the employe's weekly benefit
10rate shall be the maximum amount shown in the following schedule and except that
11if the employe's benefits are exhausted during any week under s. 108.06 (1), the
12employe shall be paid the remaining amount of benefits payable to the employe in
13lieu of the amount shown in the following schedule: [See Figure 108.05 (1) (i)
14following]
SB327,38,16 16Figure 108.05 (1) (i):
SB327,49,142 (j) Each eligible employe shall be paid benefits for each week of total
3unemployment which commences on or after January 3, 1999, at the weekly benefit
4rate specified in this paragraph. Unless sub. (1m) applies, the weekly benefit rate
5shall equal 4% of the employe's base period wages which were paid during that
6quarter of the employe's base period in which the employe was paid the highest total
7wages, rounded down to the nearest whole dollar, except that if that amount is less
8than the minimum amount shown in the following schedule, no benefits are payable
9to the employe and if that amount is more than the maximum amount shown in the
10following schedule, the employe's weekly benefit rate shall be the maximum amount
11shown in the following schedule and except that if the employe's benefits are
12exhausted during any week under s. 108.06 (1), the employe shall be paid the
13remaining amount of benefits payable to the employe in lieu of the amount shown
14in the following schedule: [See Figure 108.05 (1) (j) following]
SB327,49,16 16Figure 108.05 (1) (j):
SB327, s. 75 2Section 75. 108.05 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,60,83 108.05 (2) (c) This chapter's maximum weekly benefit rate, as to weeks of
4unemployment in the ensuing half year, shall equal the result obtained by rounding
566-2/3% of the "average wages per average week" to the nearest multiple of one
6dollar, and the minimum weekly benefit rate shall be an amount which is 19% 15%
7of the maximum rate and adjusted, if not a multiple of one dollar, to the next lower
8multiple of one dollar.
SB327, s. 76 9Section 76. 108.05 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1108.05 (3) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), if an eligible employe earns wages
2in a given week, the first $30 of the wages shall be disregarded and the employe's
3applicable weekly benefit payment shall be reduced by 67% of the remaining
4amount, except that no such employe is eligible for benefits if the employe's benefit
5payment would be less than $5 for any week. For purposes of this paragraph, "wages"
6includes any salary reduction amounts earned that are not wages and that are
7deducted from the salary of a claimant by an employer pursuant to a salary reduction
8agreement under a cafeteria plan, within the meaning of 26 USC 125, and any

9amount that the a claimant would have earned in available work which is treated
10as wages under s. 108.04 (1) (a), but excludes any amount that the a claimant earned
11earns for services performed as a volunteer fire fighter or volunteer emergency
12medical technician. In applying this paragraph, the department shall disregard
13discrepancies of less than $2 between wages reported by employes and employers.
SB327, s. 77 14Section 77. 108.05 (3) (b) 1. a. and b. of the statutes are amended to read:
SB327,61,2315 108.05 (3) (b) 1. a. The claimant works for that employer at least 35 hours in
16that week at the same or a greater rate of pay, excluding bonuses, incentives,
17overtime or any other supplement to the earnings, as the claimant was paid by that
18employer in that quarter of the claimant's base period in which the claimant was paid
19his or her highest wages or any amount that the claimant would have earned from
20that employer in available work which is treated as wages under s. 108.04 (1) (a)
21within that week, by itself or in combination with wages earned for that week, is
22equivalent to pay for at least 35 hours of work at that same or a greater rate of pay;
23or
;
SB327,62,424 b. The claimant receives from that employer sick pay, holiday pay, vacation pay
25or termination pay which, by itself or in combination with wages earned for work

1performed in that week for that employer or any amount that the claimant would
2have earned from that employer in available work which is treated as wages under
3s. 108.04 (1) (a) within that week
, is equivalent to pay for at least 35 hours of work
4at that same or a greater rate of pay.; or
SB327, s. 78 5Section 78. 108.05 (3) (b) 1. c. of the statutes is created to read:
SB327,62,106 108.05 (3) (b) 1. c. The amount that the claimant would have earned within that
7week from that employer in available work which is treated as wages under s. 108.04
8(1) (a), by itself or in combination with the wages earned for work performed in that
9week for that employer and the pay received under subd. 1. b., is equivalent to pay
10for at least 35 hours of work at that same or a greater rate of pay.
SB327, s. 79 11Section 79. 108.05 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 108.05 (3) (b) 3.
SB327, s. 80 12Section 80. 108.05 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
SB327,62,1613 108.05 (3) (b) 2. For the purposes of this paragraph, "wages" includes any
14salary reduction amounts earned that are not wages and that are deducted from the
15salary of a claimant by an employer pursuant to a salary reduction agreement under
16a cafeteria plan, within the meaning of 26 USC 125.
SB327, s. 81 17Section 81. 108.06 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,63,218 108.06 (2) (d) A claimant may, in writing, request that the department to set
19aside a benefit year by filing a written, verbal or electronic request in the manner
20that the department prescribes by rule
. The department shall grant the request and
21cancel the benefit year if the request is voluntary, benefits have not been paid to the
22claimant and at the time the department acts upon the request for that benefit year
23the claimant's benefit eligibility is not suspended. If the claimant does not meet
24these requirements, the department shall not set aside the benefit year unless the
25department defines by rule exceptional circumstances in which a claimant may be

1permitted to set aside a request to establish a benefit year and the claimant qualifies
2to make such a request under the circumstances described in the rule.
SB327, s. 82 3Section 82. 108.06 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,63,84 108.06 (5) (a) The week is not within an unexpired benefit year or similar
5period of eligibility for unemployment compensation insurance in another state
6unless the employe's eligibility for compensation unemployment insurance in the
7other state is exhausted, terminated, indefinitely postponed or affected by
8application of a seasonal restriction.
SB327, s. 83 9Section 83. 108.065 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,63,1410 108.065 (1) An employe service company is the employer of an individual who
11is engaged the company engages in employment performing to perform services for
12a client or customer of the employe service company if the employe service company
13is taxed under the federal unemployment tax act (26 USC 3301 to 3311) on the basis
14of that employment
.
SB327, s. 84 15Section 84. 108.07 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,64,216 108.07 (3m) If a claimant has base period wages with an employer constituting
17less than 5% of the claimant's total base period wages, the department shall not
18charge the benefits to the account of that employer. If benefits are otherwise
19chargeable to the account of any employer whose share of a claimant's total base
20period wages is less than 5%, the department shall charge the benefits to the
21remaining employers with which the claimant has base period wages. The
22department shall distribute such charges in the same proportion that the claimant's
23base period wages from such employers bear to the claimant's total base period wages
24from all such employers. This subsection does not apply to claims for benefits based
25in whole or in part on employment as federal civilian employes or former military

1personnel under 5 USC ch. 85, or work covered by the unemployment compensation
2insurance laws of 2 or more jurisdictions under s. 108.14 (8n).
SB327, s. 85 3Section 85. 108.07 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,64,144 108.07 (5m) Whenever benefits are paid to a claimant based in part on
5employment by a seasonal employer by which the claimant was employed for a period
6of less than 90 days during the season of the seasonal employer, as determined under
7s. 108.066 (4), and that season includes any portion of the claimant's base period, and
8the claimant has been paid or is treated as having been paid base period wages or
9other remuneration of $500 or more during his or her base period for services
10performed for at least one employer other than the seasonal employer which is
11subject to the unemployment compensation insurance law of any state or the federal
12government, the department shall charge to the fund's balancing account the
13benefits which would otherwise be chargeable to the account of the seasonal
14employer.
SB327, s. 86 15Section 86. 108.09 (2) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 108.09 (2) (c) (intro.)
16and amended to read:
SB327,64,2317 108.09 (2) (c) (intro.) The Unless a party has filed a timely request for hearing
18as to the determination, the
department may set aside or amend a determination
19within one year 2 years of the date of the determination on the basis of subsequent
20information or to correct a mistake, including an error of law, or at any time if the
21department finds that fraud or concealment occurred, unless
. Unless a party has
22filed a timely request for hearing as to the determination, the department may set
23aside or amend a determination at any time if the department finds that:
SB327, s. 87 24Section 87. 108.09 (2) (c) 1. and 2. of the statutes are created to read:
SB327,64,2525 108.09 (2) (c) 1. Fraud or concealment occurred; or
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12. The benefits paid or payable to a claimant have been affected by wages
2earned by the claimant which have not been paid, and the department is provided
3with notice from the appropriate state or federal court or agency that a wage claim
4for those wages will not be paid in whole or in part.
SB327, s. 88 5Section 88. 108.09 (2) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB327,65,186 108.09 (2) (cm) Unless a party has filed a timely request for review of the
7decision of an appeal tribunal by the commission or has commenced a timely action
8for the judicial review of the decision of the commission, the department may set
9aside or amend any appeal tribunal decision adverse to a claimant that has been
10issued under s. 108.09, 1995 stats., within the 4-year period immediately preceding
11the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], or may reverse, modify
12or set aside any decision of the commission adverse to a claimant that has been issued
13under s. 108.09, 1995 stats., within the 4-year period immediately preceding the
14effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], if the department finds that
15the benefits paid or payable to the claimant have been affected by wages earned by
16the claimant which have not been paid, and the department is provided with notice
17from the appropriate state or federal court or agency that a wage claim for those
18wages will not be paid in whole or in part.
SB327, s. 89 19Section 89. 108.09 (4) (f) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 108.09 (4) (f) 2.
20(intro.) and amended to read:
SB327,65,2421 108.09 (4) (f) 2. (intro.) The Unless a party has filed a timely petition for review
22of the appeal tribunal decision by the commission, the
appeal tribunal may set aside
23or amend an appeal tribunal decision, or portion thereof, at any time to correct a if
24the appeal tribunal finds that:
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1a. A technical or clerical mistake unless a party has filed a timely petition for
2review of the appeal tribunal decision by the commission.
has occurred; or
SB327, s. 90 3Section 90. 108.09 (4) (f) 2. b. of the statutes is created to read:
SB327,66,74 108.09 (4) (f) 2. b. The benefits paid or payable to a claimant have been affected
5by wages earned by the claimant which have not been paid, and the appeal tribunal
6is provided with notice from the appropriate state or federal court or agency that a
7wage claim for those wages will not be paid in whole or in part.
SB327, s. 91 8Section 91. 108.09 (4) (f) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,66,159 108.09 (4) (f) 3. Unless a party has filed a timely petition for review of the
10appeal tribunal decision by the commission, the appeal tribunal may, within one year
112 years after the date of the decision, reopen its decision if it has reason to believe
12that a party offered false evidence or a witness gave false testimony on an issue
13material to its decision. Thereafter, and after receiving additional evidence or taking
14additional testimony, the same or another appeal tribunal may set aside its original
15decision, make new findings and issue a decision.
SB327, s. 92 16Section 92. 108.09 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,67,217 108.09 (6) (c) On its own motion, for reasons it deems sufficient, the commission
18may set aside any final determination of the department or appeal tribunal or
19commission decision within one year 2 years from the date thereof upon grounds of
20mistake or newly discovered evidence, and take action under par. (d). The
21commission may set aside any final determination of the department or any decision
22of an appeal tribunal or of the commission at any time, and take action under par.
23(d), if the benefits paid or payable to a claimant have been affected by wages earned
24by the claimant which have not been paid, and the commission is provided with

1notice from the appropriate state or federal court or agency that a wage claim for
2those wages will not be paid in whole or in part.
SB327, s. 93 3Section 93. 108.13 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,67,94 108.13 (2) Liability of claimant. Except as provided in subs. (4) and (5), no
5claim for benefits awarded, adjudged or paid or any interest in the fund may be taken
6on account of any liability incurred by the party entitled thereto. This subsection
7does not apply to liability incurred as the result of an overpayment of unemployment
8compensation insurance benefits under the law of any state or the federal
9government.
SB327, s. 94 10Section 94. 108.13 (4) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,67,1411 108.13 (4) (a) 4. "Unemployment compensation insurance" means any
12compensation payable under this chapter, including amounts payable by the
13department pursuant to an agreement under any federal law providing for
14compensation, assistance or allowances with respect to unemployment.
SB327, s. 95 15Section 95. 108.13 (4) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 3,
16is amended to read:
SB327,67,2317 108.13 (4) (b) A claimant filing a new claim for unemployment compensation
18insurance shall, at the time of filing the claim, disclose whether or not he or she owes
19child support obligations. If any such claimant discloses that he or she owes child
20support obligations and is determined to be eligible for unemployment compensation
21insurance, the department of workforce development shall notify the local child
22support enforcement agency enforcing the obligations that the claimant has been
23determined to be eligible for unemployment compensation insurance.
SB327, s. 96 24Section 96. 108.13 (4) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1108.13 (4) (c) (intro.) The department shall deduct and withhold from any
2unemployment compensation insurance payable to a claimant who owes child
3support obligations:
SB327, s. 97 4Section 97. 108.13 (4) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,68,85 108.13 (4) (e) Any amount deducted and withheld under par. (c) shall, for all
6purposes, be treated as if it were paid to the claimant as unemployment
7compensation insurance and paid by the claimant to the state or local child support
8enforcement agency in satisfaction of his or her child support obligations.
SB327, s. 98 9Section 98. 108.13 (4) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,68,1310 108.13 (4) (f) This subsection applies only if appropriate arrangements are
11made for the local child support enforcement agency to reimburse the department for
12administrative costs incurred by the department that are attributable to the
13interception of unemployment compensation insurance for child support obligations.
SB327, s. 99 14Section 99. 108.135 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,68,1715 108.135 (1) (intro.) The department shall advise each claimant filing a new
16claim for unemployment compensation insurance, at the time of filing the claim,
17that:
SB327, s. 100 18Section 100. 108.135 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,68,2019 108.135 (1) (a) Unemployment compensation insurance is subject to federal
20and Wisconsin income taxes.
SB327, s. 101 21Section 101. 108.14 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,69,222 108.14 (5) (a) The council on unemployment compensation insurance shall
23advise the department in carrying out the purposes of this chapter. The council shall
24submit its recommendations with respect to amendments of this chapter to each

1regular session of the legislature, and shall report its views on any pending bill
2relating to this chapter to the proper legislative committee.
SB327, s. 102 3Section 102. 108.14 (5) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,69,64 108.14 (5) (ag) The vote of 7 of the voting members of the council on
5unemployment compensation insurance is required for the council to act on a matter
6before it.
SB327, s. 103 7Section 103. 108.14 (5) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,69,138 108.14 (5) (ar) The department shall present to the council on unemployment
9compensation insurance every proposal initiated by the department for changes in
10this chapter and shall seek the council's concurrence with the proposal. The
11department shall give careful consideration to every proposal submitted by the
12council for legislative or administrative action and shall review each legislative
13proposal for possible incorporation into departmental recommendations.
SB327, s. 104 14Section 104. 108.14 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,70,315 108.14 (6) It shall be one of the purposes of this chapter to promote the
16regularization of employment in enterprises, localities, industries and the state. The
17department, with the advice and aid of any employment councils appointed under
18sub. (5) (b) and the council on unemployment compensation insurance, shall take all
19appropriate steps within its means to reduce and prevent unemployment. The
20department shall also conduct continuing research relating to the current and
21anticipated condition of the fund to ensure the continued availability of benefits to
22unemployed individuals under this chapter. To these ends the department may
23employ experts, and may carry on and publish the results of any investigations and
24research which it deems relevant, whether or not directly related to the other
25purposes and specific provisions of this chapter. At least once a year the department

1shall compile and publish a summary report stating the experience of employer
2accounts, without naming any employer, and covering such other material as it
3deems significant in connection with the operations and purposes of this chapter.
SB327, s. 105 4Section 105. 108.14 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,70,115 108.14 (7) (a) The records made or maintained by the department or
6commission in connection with the administration of this chapter are confidential
7and shall be open to public inspection or disclosure only to the extent that the
8department or commission permits in the interest of the unemployment
9compensation insurance program. No person may permit inspection or disclosure of
10any record provided to it by the department or commission unless the department
11or commission authorizes the inspection or disclosure.
SB327, s. 106 12Section 106. 108.14 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,70,2413 108.14 (8) (a) The department may enter into administrative arrangements
14with any agency similarly charged with the administration of any other
15unemployment compensation insurance law, for the purpose of assisting the
16department and such agencies in paying benefits under the several laws to employes
17while outside their territorial jurisdictions. Such arrangements may provide that
18the respective agencies shall, for and on behalf of each other, act as agents in effecting
19registration for work, notices of unemployment, and any other certifications or
20statements relating to an employe's claim for benefits, in making investigations,
21taking depositions, holding hearings, or otherwise securing information relating to
22coverage or contribution liability or benefit eligibility and payments; and in such
23other matters as the department may consider suitable in effecting the purpose of
24these administrative arrangements.
SB327, s. 107 25Section 107. 108.14 (8m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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