STATEMENT OF SCOPE
Department of Workforce Development
Rule No:
Chs. DWD 100, 126 to 129, 131, 132, 140, and 149
Relating to:
Pre-Employment Drug Testing
Rule Type
Permanent and Emergency
Finding/nature of emergency
Under 2015 Wis. Act 55, no finding of emergency is required.
Detailed Description of the Objective of the Proposed Rule
The proposed permanent and emergency rules will amend chs. DWD 100, 126, 127, 128, 129, 132, 140 and 149, relating to the unemployment insurance program, and create ch. DWD 131, subchapters I and II, relating to pre-employment drug testing for unemployment insurance benefit claimants. The proposed rules will establish guidelines that may disqualify benefit claimants who refuse to take a pre-employment drug test, or who fail a pre-employment drug test and choose not to participate in a drug rehabilitation program. The proposed rules will provide that refusing to take a pre-employment drug test, or failing a pre-employment drug test and choosing not to participate in a drug rehabilitation program, may amount to the refusal of suitable work and cause ineligibility for unemployment benefits.
Description of Existing Policies Relevant to the Rule, New Policies Proposed to be Included in the Rule, and an Analysis of Policy Alternatives
No existing policies are related to the proposed permanent or emergency rules. As directed by 2015 Wis. Act 55, the proposed rules will:
Establish procedures for employers who voluntarily submit the results of a positive drug test conducted on an individual as a conditional offer of employment.
Establish procedures for employers who notify the department that an individual declined to submit to a drug test as a conditional offer of employment.
Establish standards for rebutting a presumption of refusal of suitable work if a claimant declines to take a pre-employment drug test or fails a pre-employment drug test.
Identify the period of ineligibility for unemployment benefits that must elapse, or the requalification requirements that must be satisfied, or both, for a claimant who declined to submit to a pre-employment drug test or failed a pre-employment drug test.
Identify the parameters for a substance abuse treatment program for claimants who engage in the unlawful use of controlled substances and specify criteria that a claimant must satisfy to be considered enrolled in and in full compliance with the requirements of a substance abuse treatment program.
Provide that if a claimant enrolled in a substance abuse treatment program is required to submit to additional drug tests, the claimant is allowed to have at least one more positive test, following the initial drug test, and still be considered in compliance with the substance abuse treatment program requirements.
Identify the parameters for a job skills assessment for claimants who engage in the unlawful use of controlled substances and specify criteria that a claimant must satisfy in order to be considered in full compliance with the requirements of the job skills assessment.
The policy alternative is to do nothing. If the department does not promulgate the proposed permanent and emergency rules, the departments administrative rules will be inconsistent with statutory requirements.
Detailed explanation of statutory authority for the rule, including the statutory citation and language
Section 108.04 (8) (b), Stats.
[t]he department shall promulgate rules identifying a period of ineligibility that must elapse or a requalification requirement that must be satisfied, or both, in order for an employee who becomes ineligible for benefits as provided in this paragraph to again qualify for benefits and specifying how a claimant may overcome the presumption in this paragraph.
Section 108.133 (2), Stats.
"The department shall establish a program to test claimants who apply for regular benefits under
this chapter for the presence of controlled substances in accordance with this section . . ."
Section 108.133(4) (b), Stats.
"The department shall promulgate rules necessary to implement par. (a)."
Section 108.14 (2), Stats.
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