AB40-ASA1,946,216 108.04 (5g) Discharge for substantial fault. (a) An employee whose work is
17terminated by an employing unit for substantial fault by the employee connected
18with the employee's work is ineligible to receive benefits until 7 weeks have elapsed
19since the end of the week in which the termination occurs and the employee earns
20wages after the week in which the termination occurs equal to at least 14 times the
21employee's weekly benefit rate under s. 108.05 (1) in employment or other work
22covered by the unemployment insurance law of any state or the federal government.
23For purposes of requalification, the employee's benefit rate shall be the rate that
24would have been paid had the discharge not occurred. For purposes of this
25paragraph, "substantial fault" includes those acts or omissions of an employee over

1which the employee exercised reasonable control and which violate reasonable
2requirements of the employee's employer but does not include any of the following:
AB40-ASA1,946,43 1. One or more minor infractions of rules unless an infraction is repeated after
4the employer warns the employee about the infraction.
AB40-ASA1,946,55 2. One or more inadvertent errors made by the employee.
AB40-ASA1,946,76 3. Any failure of the employee to perform work because of insufficient skill,
7ability, or equipment.
AB40-ASA1,946,118 (b) The department shall charge to the fund's balancing account the cost of any
9benefits paid to an employee that are otherwise chargeable to the account of an
10employer that is subject to the contribution requirements under ss. 108.17 and
11108.18 if the employee is discharged by the employer and paragraph (a) applies.
AB40-ASA1,1717j 12Section 1717j. 108.04 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,946,2313 108.04 (7) (a) If an employee terminates work with an employing unit, the
14employee is ineligible to receive benefits until 4 weeks have elapsed since the end
15of the week in which the termination occurs and
the employee earns wages after the
16week in which the termination occurs equal to at least 4 6 times the employee's
17weekly benefit rate under s. 108.05 (1) in employment or other work covered by the
18unemployment insurance law of any state or the federal government. For purposes
19of requalification, the employee's weekly benefit rate shall be that rate which would
20have been paid had the termination not occurred. This paragraph does not preclude
21an employee from establishing a benefit year by using the base period wages paid by
22the employer from which the employee voluntarily terminated, if the employee is
23qualified to establish a benefit year under s. 108.06 (2) (a).
AB40-ASA1,1717L 24Section 1717L. 108.04 (7) (d), (g), (j), (k), (m), (n), (o), (p) and (r) of the statutes
25are repealed.
AB40-ASA1,1717n
1Section 1717n. 108.04 (7) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,947,112 108.04 (7) (e) Paragraph (a) does not apply if the department determines that
3the employee accepted work which the employee could have failed to accept with good
4cause under sub. (8) and terminated such work with the same good cause and within
5the first 10 weeks 30 calendar days after starting the work, or that the employee
6accepted work which the employee could have refused under sub. (9) and terminated
7such work within the first 10 weeks 30 calendar days after starting the work. For
8purposes of this paragraph, an employee has the same good cause for voluntarily
9terminating work if the employee could have failed to accept the work under sub. (8)
10(d) when it was offered, regardless of the reason articulated by the employee for the
11termination.
AB40-ASA1,1717p 12Section 1717p. 108.04 (7) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,947,1713 108.04 (7) (h) The department shall charge to the fund's balancing account
14benefits paid to an employee that are otherwise chargeable to the account of an
15employer that is subject to the contribution requirements of ss. 108.17 and 108.18
16if the employee voluntarily terminates employment with that employer and par. (a),
17(c), (d), (e), (k), (L), (o), (p), (q), (s), or (t) applies.
AB40-ASA1,1717r 18Section 1717r. 108.04 (7) (L) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,947,2319 108.04 (7) (L) (intro.) Paragraph (a) does not apply if the department
20determines that the employee terminated work to accept employment or other work
21covered by the unemployment insurance law of any state or the federal government,
22and earned wages in the subsequent work equal to at least 4 times the employee's
23weekly benefit rate under s. 108.05 (1)
if the work:
AB40-ASA1,1717t 24Section 1717t. 108.04 (7) (t) of the statutes is renumbered 108.04 (7) (t) (intro.)
25and amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,948,2
1108.04 (7) (t) (intro.) Paragraph (a) does not apply if the department
2determines that the all of the following apply to an employee:
AB40-ASA1,948,4 31. The employee's spouse changed his or her place of employment is a member
4of the U.S. armed forces on active duty.
AB40-ASA1,948,6 52. The employee's spouse was required by the U.S. armed forces to relocate to
6a place to which it is impractical for the employee to commute and the.
AB40-ASA1,948,8 73. The employee terminated his or her work to accompany the spouse to that
8place.
AB40-ASA1,1717v 9Section 1717v. 108.05 (3) (c) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2013
10Wisconsin Act 11
, is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,948,1411 108.05 (3) (c) (intro.) Except when otherwise authorized in an approved
12work-share program under s. 108.062 and except as provided in par. (cm), a claimant
13is ineligible to receive any benefits for a week in which one or more of the following
14applies to the claimant for 32 or more hours in that week:
AB40-ASA1,1717x 15Section 1717x. 108.05 (3) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,948,1616 108.05 (3) (cm) 1. In this paragraph:
AB40-ASA1,948,1917 a. "Complete business shutdown" means that all locations operated by an
18employer are closed for business completely and no employee employed by the
19business is required by the employer to report for work or be available for work.
AB40-ASA1,948,2120 b. "State or federal holiday" means a day specified in s. 230.35 (4) (a) or in 5 USC
216103
(a).
AB40-ASA1,949,222 2. An employer may, on or before December 1, provide to the department a
23written notice designating that the employer will undergo a complete business
24shutdown on one or more state or federal holidays in the succeeding calendar year.

1An employer may not designate more than 7 state or federal holidays under this
2subdivision for a complete business shutdown during the succeeding calendar year.
AB40-ASA1,949,43 3. A notice under subd. 2. is not valid for any year subsequent to the succeeding
4calendar year.
AB40-ASA1,949,75 4. The number of hours specified in par. (c), as it applies to a claimant, is
6reduced by 8 hours for the week during which a state or federal holiday occurs if all
7of the following apply:
AB40-ASA1,949,88 a. The claimant has base period wages only from the employer under subd. 2.
AB40-ASA1,949,109 b. The employer designated the state or federal holiday for a complete business
10shutdown under subd. 2. and underwent a complete business shutdown on that day.
AB40-ASA1,949,1611 5. If an employer that provides a notice under subd. 2. will not or does not
12undergo a complete business shutdown on a state or federal holiday as designated
13in the notice, the employer shall, no later than the first business day following the
14week in which the state or federal holiday occurs, provide the department with a
15written notice indicating that the complete business shutdown will not or did not
16occur.
AB40-ASA1,1718 17Section 1718. 108.14 (7) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,949,2518 108.14 (7) (bm) Upon request of the department of revenue, the department
19may provide information, including social security numbers, concerning claimants
20to the department of revenue for the purpose of administering state taxes,
21identifying fraudulent tax returns, providing information for tax-related
22prosecutions, or locating persons or the assets of persons who have failed to file tax
23returns, who have underreported their taxable income, or who are delinquent
24debtors. The department of revenue shall adhere to the limitation on inspection and
25disclosure of the information under par. (b).
AB40-ASA1,1718e
1Section 1718e. 108.14 (8n) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,950,152 108.14 (8n) (e) The department shall charge this state's share of any benefits
3paid under this subsection to the account of each employer by which the employee
4claiming benefits was employed in the applicable base period, in proportion to the
5total amount of wages he or she earned from each employer in the base period, except
6that if s. 108.04 (1) (f), (5), (7) (a), (c), (d), (e), (k), (L), (o), (p), (q), (s), or (t), (7m) or (8)
7(a) or 108.07 (3), (3r), (5) (b) or (8) would have applied to employment by such an
8employer who is subject to the contribution requirements of ss. 108.17 and 108.18,
9the department shall charge the share of benefits based on employment with that
10employer to the fund's balancing account, or, if s. 108.04 (1) (f) or (5) or 108.07 (3)
11would have applied to an employer that is not subject to the contribution
12requirements of ss. 108.17 and 108.18, the department shall charge the share of
13benefits based on that employment in accordance with s. 108.07 (5) (a) and (b). The
14department shall also charge the fund's balancing account with any other state's
15share of such benefits pending reimbursement by that state.
AB40-ASA1,1718m 16Section 1718m. 108.141 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,950,2317 108.141 (7) (a) The department shall charge the state's share of each week of
18extended benefits to each employer's account in proportion to the employer's share
19of the total wages of the employee receiving the benefits in the employee's base
20period, except that if the employer is subject to the contribution requirements of ss.
21108.17 and 108.18 the department shall charge the share of extended benefits to
22which s. 108.04 (1) (f), (5), (7) (a), (c), (d), (e), (k), (L), (o), (p), (q), (s), or (t), (7m) or (8)
23(a) or 108.07 (3), (3r), (5) (b) or (8) applies to the fund's balancing account.
AB40-ASA1,1718s 24Section 1718s. 108.16 (13) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,951,14
1108.16 (13) If the secretary determines that employers in this state that are
2subject to a requirement to pay a federal unemployment tax might experience a lower
3tax rate if this state were to loan moneys to the fund under s. 20.002 (11) (b) 3m., the
4secretary shall request the secretary of administration to make one or more transfers
5to the fund in the amount required to maintain a favorable federal tax experience for
6employers. The secretary shall not request a transfer under this subsection if the
7outstanding balance of such transfers at the time of the request would exceed
8$50,000,000. Whenever the secretary determines that the balance of the fund
9permits repayment of a transfer, in whole or in part, without jeopardizing the ability
10of the department to continue to pay other liabilities and costs chargeable to the fund,
11the secretary shall repay the department of administration for the amount that the
12secretary determines is available for repayment. The secretary shall ensure that the
13timing of any repayment accords with federal requirements for ensuring a favorable
14tax experience for employers in this state.
AB40-ASA1,1719 15Section 1719. 108.161 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,951,2116 108.161 (7) If any moneys appropriated hereunder are used to buy and hold
17suitable land, with a view to the future construction of an employment security
18building thereon, and if such land is later sold or transferred to other use, the
19proceeds of such sale (or the value of such land when transferred) shall be credited
20to the account created by sub. (1) except as otherwise provided in ss. 13.48 (14) and
2116.848
.
AB40-ASA1,1720 22Section 1720. 108.161 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,952,723 108.161 (9) Any land and building or office quarters acquired under this section
24shall continue to be used for employment security purposes. Realty or quarters may
25not be sold or transferred to other use if prior action is taken under s. 13.48 (14) (am)

1or 16.848 (1) and may not be sold or transferred
without the governor's approval. The
2proceeds from the sale, or the value of realty or quarters upon transfer, shall be
3credited to the account established in sub. (1) or credited to the fund established in
4s. 108.20, or both in accordance with federal requirements. Equivalent substitute
5rent-free quarters may be provided, as federally approved. Amounts credited under
6this subsection shall be used solely to finance employment security quarters
7according to federal requirements.
AB40-ASA1,1720b 8Section 1720b. 108.18 (4) (figure) Schedule A line 23. of the statutes is
9amended to read:
Figure 108.18 (4):
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AB40-ASA1,1720c 10Section 1720c. 108.18 (4) (figure) Schedule A lines 24. to 26. of the statutes
11are created to read:
Figure 108.18 (4):
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AB40-ASA1,1720d 12Section 1720d. 108.18 (4) (figure) Schedule B line 23. of the statutes is
13amended to read:
Figure 108.18 (4):

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AB40-ASA1,1720e 1Section 1720e. 108.18 (4) (figure) Schedule B lines 24. to 26. of the statutes
2are created to read:
Figure 108.18 (4):
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AB40-ASA1,1720f 3Section 1720f. 108.18 (4) (figure) Schedule C line 23. of the statutes is
4amended to read:
Figure 108.18 (4):
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AB40-ASA1,1720g 5Section 1720g. 108.18 (4) (figure) Schedule C lines 24. to 26. of the statutes
6are created to read:
Figure: 108.18 (4)
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AB40-ASA1,1720h 1Section 1720h. 108.18 (4) (figure) Schedule D line 23. of the statutes is
2amended to read:
Figure 108.18 (4):
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AB40-ASA1,1720i 3Section 1720i. 108.18 (4) (figure) Schedule D lines 24. to 26. of the statutes
4are created to read:
Figure 108.18 (4):
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AB40-ASA1,1720j
1Section 1720j. 108.18 (9) (figure) Schedule A lines 25 to 27 of the statutes are
2created to read:
Figure 108.18 (9):
AB40-ASA1,1720k 3Section 1720k. 108.18 (9) (figure) Schedule B lines 25 to 27 of the statutes are
4created to read:
Figure 108.18 (9):
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