SS 068-25 Notice of Preliminary Hearing

State of Wisconsin

Department of Workforce Development

NOTICE OF PRELIMINARY PUBLIC HEARING

AND COMMENT PERIOD

SS 068-25

The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) announces that, pursuant to s. 227.136 (1), Stats., a preliminary public hearing and comment period will be held regarding a statement of scope for proposed emergency and permanent rules revising Wis. Admin. Code ch. DWD 80 related to procedural rules for hearings and adjudicatory functions for worker's compensation cases and similar cases.

This statement of scope was published in Wisconsin Administrative Register no. 838A2 on October 13, 2025, as SS 068-25. An electronic PDF copy can be viewed or downloaded from the following link:

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code/scope_statements/all/068_25

Hearing Information

Date:     October 16, 2025

Time:     10:30 a.m.

Location:   Webex meeting at the following link:

https://dwdwi.webex.com/dwdwi/j.php?MTID=m8bc42259eb07fd90f462581adeab4e52

Meeting number (access code): 2660 647 7497

Password: wkBPwpaj336

The hearing can also be accessed with the following telephone numbers and access code:

[phone] US TOLL FREE

[phone] US TOLL

Access code: 2660 647 7497

Join from a video system or application
Dial [e-mail]
You can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number.

Accessibility

_Hlk173489101 If you have special needs or circumstances regarding communication or accessibility at the hearing, please contact Mark Kunkel, DWD Rules and Records Coordinator, at [phone] or [e-mail], no later than noon on October 15, 2025. Accommodations or language interpretation will be made available on request to the extent possible.

Appearances at the Hearing and Submittal of Written Comments

The purpose of the hearing will be to hear comments on the Scope Statement from any member of the public who wishes to attend as described in the above instructions. Those interested in making an oral presentation will be given the opportunity to do so. Alternatively, written comments may be submitted without attending the hearing. Written comments may be sent to the agency contact person listed below or by email to [e-mail]. The deadline for the submission of written comments is October 16, 2025, at 5 p.m. Written comments received by this date will be given the same consideration as testimony presented at the hearing.

Agency Contact Person

James T. O'Malley, Director, Bureau of Legal Services

Worker's Compensation Division

Department of Workforce Development

P.O.Box 7901

Madison, WI 53707

Telephone: [phone]

E-Mail: [e-mail]