SB684,53 23Section 53. 108.09 (6) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB684,31,324 108.09 (6) (d) In any case before the commission for action under this
25subsection, the commission may affirm, reverse, modify, or set aside the decision on

1the basis of the evidence previously submitted, may; order the taking of additional
2evidence as to such matters as it may direct, or it may ; or remand the matter to the
3department for further proceedings.
SB684,54 4Section 54. 108.09 (7) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB684,31,175 108.09 (7) (a) The department or either Any party that is not the department
6may commence an action for the judicial review of a decision of the commission under
7this chapter after exhausting the remedies provided under this section if the party
8or the department has commenced such action in accordance with s. 102.23 within
930 days after a decision of the commission is mailed to a party's last-known address
.
10The department may commence an action for the judicial review of a commission
11decision under this section, but the department is not required to have been a party
12to the proceedings before the commission or to have exhausted the remedies provided
13under this section. In an action commenced under this section by a party that is not
14the department, the department shall be a defendant and shall be named as a party
15in the complaint commencing the action. If a plaintiff fails to name either the
16department or the commission as defendants and serve the commission as required
17by this subsection, the court shall dismiss the action
.
SB684,32,218 (b) Any judicial review under this chapter shall be confined to questions of law,
19and the provisions of ch. 102 with respect to judicial review of orders and awards
20shall likewise apply to any decision of the commission reviewed under this section

21and shall be in accordance with this subsection. In any such judicial action, the
22commission may appear by any licensed attorney who is a salaried employee of the
23commission and has been designated by it for this that purpose, or, at the
24commission's request, by the department of justice. In any such judicial action, the

1department may appear by any licensed attorney who is a salaried employee of the
2department and has been designated by it for that purpose.
SB684,55 3Section 55. 108.09 (7) (c) to (h) of the statutes are created to read:
SB684,32,164 108.09 (7) (c) 1. The findings of fact made by the commission acting within its
5powers shall, in the absence of fraud, be conclusive. The order of the commission is
6subject to review only as provided in this subsection and not under ch. 227 or s.
7801.02. Within 30 days after the date of an order made by the commission, any party
8or the department may, by serving a complaint as provided in subd. 3. and filing the
9summons and complaint with the clerk of the circuit court, commence an action
10against the commission for judicial review of the order. In an action for judicial
11review of a commission order, every other party to the proceedings before the
12commission shall be made a defendant. The department shall also be made a
13defendant if the department is not the plaintiff. If the circuit court is satisfied that
14a party in interest has been prejudiced because of an exceptional delay in the receipt
15of a copy of any order, the circuit court may extend the time in which an action may
16be commenced by an additional 30 days.
SB684,32,2417 2. Except as provided in this subdivision, the proceedings shall be in the circuit
18court of the county where the plaintiff resides, except that if the plaintiff is the
19department, the proceedings shall be in the circuit court of the county where a
20defendant other than the commission resides. The proceedings may be brought in
21any circuit court if all parties appearing in the case agree or if the court, after notice
22and a hearing, so orders. Commencing an action in a county in which no defendant
23resides does not deprive the court of competency to proceed to judgment on the merits
24of the case.
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13. In such an action, a complaint shall be served with an authenticated copy
2of the summons. The complaint need not be verified, but shall state the grounds upon
3which a review is sought. Service upon the commission or an agent authorized by
4the commission to accept service constitutes complete service on all parties, but there
5shall be left with the person so served as many copies of the summons and complaint
6as there are defendants, and the commission shall mail one copy to each other
7defendant.
SB684,33,118 4. Each defendant shall serve its answer within 20 days after the service upon
9the commission under subd. 3., which answer may, by way of counterclaim or cross
10complaint, ask for the review of the order referred to in the complaint, with the same
11effect as if the defendant had commenced a separate action for the review of the order.
SB684,33,2012 5. Within 60 days after appearing in an action for judicial review, the
13commission shall make return to the court of all documents and materials on file in
14the matter, all testimony that has been taken, and the commission's order and
15findings. Such return of the commission, when filed in the office of the clerk of the
16circuit court, shall constitute a judgment roll in the action, and it shall not be
17necessary to have a transcript approved. After the commission makes return of the
18judgment roll to the court, the court shall schedule briefing by the parties. Any party
19may request oral argument before the court, subject to the provisions of law for a
20change of the place of trial or the calling in of another judge.
SB684,33,2221 6. The court may confirm or set aside the commission's order, but may set aside
22the order only upon one or more of the following grounds:
SB684,33,2323 a. That the commission acted without or in excess of its powers.
SB684,33,2424 b. That the order was procured by fraud.
SB684,33,2525 c. That the findings of fact by the commission do not support the order.
SB684,34,3
1(dm) The court shall disregard any irregularity or error of the commission or
2the department unless it is made to affirmatively appear that a party was damaged
3by that irregularity or error.
SB684,34,64 (e) The record in any case shall be transmitted to the commission within 5 days
5after expiration of the time for appeal from the order or judgment of the court, unless
6an appeal is taken from the order or judgment.
SB684,34,127 (f) If the commission's order depends on any fact found by the commission, the
8court shall not substitute its judgment for that of the commission as to the weight
9or credibility of the evidence on any finding of fact. The court may, however, set aside
10the commission's order and remand the case to the commission if the commission's
11order depends on any material and controverted finding of fact that is not supported
12by credible and substantial evidence.
SB684,34,1413 (g) Any party aggrieved by a judgment entered upon the review of any circuit
14court order under this subsection may appeal as provided in ch. 808.
SB684,34,1615 (h) The clerk of any court rendering a decision affecting a decision of the
16commission shall promptly furnish all parties a copy of the decision without charge.
SB684,56 17Section 56. 108.09 (7) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 108.09 (7) (i) and
18amended to read:
SB684,34,2519 108.09 (7) (i) Notwithstanding ss. 102.26 (1) and 814.245, upon review of a
20decision of the commission under this chapter
No fees may be charged by the clerk
21of any circuit court for the performance of any service required by this chapter, except
22for the entry of judgments and for certified transcripts of judgments. In proceedings
23to review an order under this section
, costs as between the parties shall be in the
24discretion of the court, but. Notwithstanding s. 814.245, no costs may be taxed
25against the commission or the department.
SB684,57
1Section 57. 108.095 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB684,35,112 108.095 (2) The department shall investigate whether any person has obtained
3benefits that were payable to another person by means of any false statement or
4representation, and may issue an initial determination concerning its findings. The
5department shall electronically deliver a copy of the determination to, or mail a copy
6of the determination to the last-known address of, each party affected thereby.
7Unless designated by a determination under this section, an employing unit is not
8a party to the determination. The department may set aside or amend the
9determination at any time prior to a hearing concerning the determination under
10sub. (5) on the basis of subsequent information or to correct a mistake, including an
11error of law.
SB684,58 12Section 58. 108.095 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB684,35,1613 108.095 (3) Any party to a determination may appeal that determination by
14requesting a hearing concerning any matter in that determination if the request is
15received by the department or postmarked within 14 days after the electronic
16delivery or
mailing.
SB684,59 17Section 59. 108.095 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB684,35,2318 108.095 (7) Any party may commence an action for judicial review of a decision
19of the commission under this section, after exhausting the remedies provided under
20this section, by commencing the action within 30 days after the decision of the
21commission is delivered electronically or mailed to the department and is delivered
22electronically to, or mailed to
the last-known address of, each other party. The scope
23and manner of judicial review is the same as that provided in s. 108.09 (7).
SB684,60 24Section 60. 108.10 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB684,36,10
1108.10 (1) The department shall investigate the status, and the existence and
2extent of liability of an employing unit, and may issue an initial determination
3accordingly. The department may set aside or amend the determination at any time
4prior to a hearing on the determination on the basis of subsequent information or to
5correct a mistake, including an error of law. The department shall electronically
6deliver a copy of each determination to, or
mail a copy of each determination to the
7last-known address of, the employing unit affected thereby. The employing unit may
8request a hearing as to any matter in that determination if the request is received
9by the department or postmarked within 21 days after the mailing and in accordance
10with such procedure as the department prescribes by rule.
SB684,61 11Section 61. 108.10 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB684,36,1712 108.10 (2) Any hearing duly requested shall be held before an appeal tribunal
13established as provided by s. 108.09 (3), and s. 108.09 (4) and (5) shall be applicable
14to the proceedings before such tribunal. The department may be a party in any
15proceedings before an appeal tribunal.
The employing unit or the department may
16petition the commission for review of the appeal tribunal's decision under s. 108.09
17(6).
SB684,62 18Section 62. 108.10 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB684,37,1019 108.10 (4) The department or the employing unit may commence an action for
20the judicial review of a commission decision under this section, provided the
21department, or
the employing unit, after exhausting has exhausted the remedies
22provided under this section, has commenced such action within 30 days after such
23decision was mailed to the employing unit's last-known address
. The department
24may commence an action for the judicial review of a commission decision under this
25section, but the department is not required to have been a party to the proceedings

1before the commission or to have exhausted the remedies provided under this
2section. In an action commenced under this section by a party that is not the
3department, the department shall be a defendant and shall be named as a party in
4the complaint commencing the action. If a plaintiff fails to name either the
5department or the commission as defendants and serve them as required under s.
6108.09 (7), the court shall dismiss the action
. The scope of judicial review, and the
7manner thereof insofar as applicable, shall be the same as that provided in s. 108.09
8(7). In an action commenced by an employing unit under this section, the department
9shall be an adverse party under s. 102.23 (1) (a) and shall be named as a party in the
10complaint commencing the action.
SB684,63 11Section 63. 108.10 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB684,37,1812 108.10 (6) Any determination by the department or any decision by an appeal
13tribunal or by the commission is conclusive with respect to an employing unit unless
14it the department or the employing unit files a timely request for a hearing or petition
15for review as provided in this section. A determination or decision is binding upon
16the department only insofar as the relevant facts were included in the record which
17that was before the department at the time the determination was issued, or before
18the appeal tribunal or commission at the time the decision was issued.
SB684,64 19Section 64. 108.14 (8n) (e) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
2055
, is amended to read:
SB684,38,921 108.14 (8n) (e) The department shall charge this state's share of any benefits
22paid under this subsection to the account of each employer by which the employee
23claiming benefits was employed in the applicable base period, in proportion to the
24total amount of wages he or she earned from each employer in the base period, except
25that if s. 108.04 (1) (f), (5), (7) (a), (c), (cg), (e), (L), (q), (s), or (t), (7m) or (8) (a) or (b),

1108.07 (3), (3r), or (5) (b), or 108.133 (3) (f) would have applied to employment by such
2an employer who is subject to the contribution requirements of ss. 108.17 and 108.18,
3the department shall charge the share of benefits based on employment with that
4employer to the fund's balancing account, or, if s. 108.04 (1) (f) or (5) or 108.07 (3)
5would have applied to an employer that is not subject to the contribution
6requirements of ss. 108.17 and 108.18, the department shall charge the share of
7benefits based on that employment in accordance with s. 108.07 (5) (a) and (b). The
8department shall also charge the fund's balancing account with any other state's
9share of such benefits pending reimbursement by that state.
SB684,65 10Section 65. 108.14 (27) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
11is repealed.
SB684,66 12Section 66 . 108.141 (3g) (a) 3. (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2015
13Wisconsin Act 55
, is amended to read:
SB684,38,1514 108.141 (3g) (a) 3. (intro.) Notwithstanding s. 108.02 (24g), work Work is
15suitable within the meaning of subd. 2. if:
SB684,67 16Section 67. 108.141 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB684,38,2117 108.141 (4) Weekly extended benefit rate. The weekly extended benefit rate
18payable to an individual for a week of total unemployment is the same as the rate
19payable to the individual for regular benefits during his or her most recent benefit
20year as determined under s. 108.05 (1). No adjustment of rates under s. 108.05 (2)
21applies to benefits payable under this section.
SB684,68 22Section 68. 108.141 (7) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
2355
, is amended to read:
SB684,39,524 108.141 (7) (a) The department shall charge the state's share of each week of
25extended benefits to each employer's account in proportion to the employer's share

1of the total wages of the employee receiving the benefits in the employee's base
2period, except that if the employer is subject to the contribution requirements of ss.
3108.17 and 108.18 the department shall charge the share of extended benefits to
4which s. 108.04 (1) (f), (5), (7) (a), (c), (cg), (e), (L), (q), (s), or (t), (7m) or (8) (a) or (b),
5108.07 (3), (3r), or (5) (b), or 108.133 (3) (f) applies to the fund's balancing account.
SB684,69 6Section 69. 108.151 (3) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 108.151 (3) (b) (intro.)
7and amended to read:
SB684,39,108 108.151 (3) (b) (intro.) The department may terminate any election as of the
9close of any calendar year if the department determines that the any of the following
10applies:
SB684,39,11 111. The employer has failed to make the required reimbursement payments or.
SB684,39,13 123. The employer no longer satisfies the requirements of sub. (4), or whenever
13s.
.
SB684,39,14 144. Section 108.16 (8) applies with respect to the employer.
SB684,70 15Section 70. 108.151 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
SB684,39,1716 108.151 (3) (b) 2. The employer has failed to pay the required assessments
17authorized by sub. (7) or s. 108.155.
SB684,71 18Section 71. 108.151 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB684,40,719 108.151 (4) (b) The fund's treasurer shall issue a receipt to the employer for its
20deposit of assurance. Any assurances shall be retained by the fund's treasurer in
21escrow, for the fund, until the employer's liability under its election is terminated,
22at which time they shall be returned to the employer, less any deductions made under
23this paragraph. The employer may at any time substitute assurances of equal or
24greater value. The treasurer may, with 10 days' notice to the employer, liquidate the
25assurances deposited to the extent necessary to satisfy any delinquent

1reimbursements or assessments due under this section or s. 108.155 together with
2any interest and any tardy filing fees due. The treasurer shall hold in escrow any
3cash remaining from the sale of the assurances, without interest. The fund's
4treasurer shall require the employer within 30 days following any liquidation of
5deposited assurances to deposit sufficient additional assurances to make whole the
6employer's deposit at the prior level. Any income from assurances held in escrow
7shall inure to and be the property of the employer.
SB684,72 8Section 72. 108.152 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB684,40,129 108.152 (6) (a) (intro.) If an Indian tribe or tribal unit fails to pay required
10contributions, reimbursements in lieu of contributions, penalties, interest, or fees,
11or assessments
within 90 days of the time that the department transmits to the tribe
12a final notice of delinquency:
SB684,73 13Section 73. 108.155 of the statutes is created to read:
SB684,40,15 14108.155 Liability of reimbursable employers for identity theft. (1) In
15this section:
SB684,40,1616 (a) "Payroll" has the meaning given in s. 108.02 (21) (a).
SB684,40,1817 (b) "Reimbursable employer" means an employer under s. 108.02 (13) (a) that
18is subject to reimbursement financing under s. 108.15, 108.151, or 108.152.
SB684,40,23 19(2) (a) On the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], the fund's
20treasurer shall set aside $2,000,000 in the balancing account for accounting
21purposes. On an ongoing basis, the fund's treasurer shall tally the amounts allocated
22to reimbursable employers' accounts under s. 108.04 (13) (d) 4. c. and deduct those
23amounts from the amount set aside plus any interest calculated thereon.
SB684,40,2524 (b) On each June 30, beginning with June 30, 2016, the fund's treasurer shall
25do all of the following:
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11. Determine the current result of the calculations described in par. (a).
SB684,41,32 2. Determine the amount that was allocated to reimbursable employers'
3accounts under s. 108.04 (13) (d) 4. c. in the preceding calendar year.
SB684,41,54 (c) Annually, beginning with the first year in which the amount determined
5under par. (b) 1. is less than $100,000, the department shall proceed as follows:
SB684,41,96 1. If the sum of the amount determined under par. (b) 2. in the current year and
7any amount carried over under subd. 2. or 3. from the preceding year is $20,000 or
8more, the department shall, subject to subd. 3., assess reimbursable employers for
9that sum.
SB684,41,1310 2. If the sum of the amount determined under par. (b) 2. in the current year and
11any amount carried over under this subdivision or subd. 3. from the preceding year
12is less than $20,000 the department shall, subject to subd. 4., postpone the current
13year's assessment by carrying that sum over to the following year.
SB684,41,1714 3. If the sum of the amount determined under par. (b) 2. in the current year and
15any amount carried over under this subdivision or subd. 2. from the preceding year
16is more than $200,000, the department shall postpone the amount of the assessment
17that exceeds $200,000 by carrying that amount over to the following year.
SB684,41,2118 4. If the department postponed assessments under subd. 2. in each of the 4
19previous years, the department shall, subject to subd. 3., assess reimbursable
20employers for the sum of the amount determined under par. (b) 2. in the current year
21and the amount carried over under subd. 2. from the preceding year.
SB684,42,322 (d) If the department assesses reimbursable employers under par. (c), the
23department shall determine the amount of assessments to be levied as provided in
24sub. (3), and the fund's treasurer shall notify reimbursable employers that the
25assessment will be imposed. Except as provided in sub. (3) (c), the assessment shall

1be payable by each reimbursable employer that is subject to this chapter as of the
2date the assessment is imposed. Assessments imposed under this section shall be
3credited to the balancing account.
SB684,42,7 4(3) (a) The rate of an assessment imposed under sub. (2) (c) for a given calendar
5year shall be a rate that, when applied to the payrolls of all reimbursable employers
6for the preceding calendar year, will generate an amount equal to the total amount
7to be assessed in that year as determined under sub. (2) (c).
SB684,42,138 (b) Except as provided in par. (c), the amount of a reimbursable employer's
9assessment imposed under sub. (2) (c) for a given calendar year is the product of the
10rate determined under par. (a) and the reimbursable employer's payroll for the
11preceding calendar year, as reported by the reimbursable employer under s. 108.15
12(8), 108.151 (8), 108.152 (7), or 108.205 (1), or, in the absence of reports, as estimated
13by the department.
SB684,42,1814 (c) If a reimbursable employer would otherwise be assessed an amount less
15than $10 for a calendar year, the department shall, in lieu of requiring that
16reimbursable employer to pay an assessment for that calendar year, apply the
17amount that the reimbursable employer would have been required to pay to the other
18reimbursable employers subject to an assessment on a pro rata basis.
SB684,42,25 19(4) The department shall bill assessments under this section to a reimbursable
20employer at its last known address in the month of September of each year and the
21assessment shall be due to the department within 20 days after the date such bill is
22mailed by the department. Any assessment that remains unpaid after its applicable
23due date is a delinquent payment. If a reimbursable employer is delinquent in
24paying an assessment under this section, in addition to pursuing action under the
25provisions of ss. 108.22 and 108.225, the department may do any of the following:
SB684,43,2
1(a) Pursue action authorized under s. 108.15 (6), if the reimbursable employer
2is subject to reimbursement financing under s. 108.15.
SB684,43,63 (b) Terminate the reimbursable employer's election of reimbursement
4financing under s. 108.151 (3) (b) or liquidate the employer's assurance under s.
5108.151 (4) (b), if the reimbursable employer elected reimbursement financing under
6s. 108.151 (2).
SB684,43,87 (c) Pursue action authorized under s. 108.152 (6), if the reimbursable employer
8elected reimbursement financing under s. 108.152 (1).
SB684,43,13 9(5) If the payroll of a reimbursable employer for any quarter is adjusted to
10decrease the amount of the payroll after an employment and wage report for the
11reimbursable employer is filed under s. 108.205 (1), the department shall refund the
12amount of any assessment that was overpaid by the reimbursable employer under
13this section as a result of the adjustment.
SB684,43,17 14(6) The department shall annually report to the council on unemployment
15insurance the balance remaining of the amount set aside under sub. (2) (a) and the
16amount of charges restored to reimbursable employers' accounts under s. 108.04 (13)
17(d) 4. c.
SB684,74 18Section 74. 108.16 (6) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB684,43,2019 108.16 (6) (g) Any payment or other amount received for the balancing account
20under s. 108.15 or, 108.151, 108.152 , or 108.155.
SB684,75 21Section 75. 108.16 (6m) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
SB684,43,2322 108.16 (6m) (i) Any amount restored to the account of an employer subject to
23reimbursement financing under s. 108.04 (13) (d) 4.
SB684,76 24Section 76. 108.16 (7m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1108.16 (7m) The fund's treasurer may write off, by charging to the fund's
2balancing account, any delinquent contribution, reimbursement in lieu of
3contribution, assessment, tardy payment or filing fee, or interest for which the
4employer's liability to the fund was established under s. 108.10, upon receipt of
5certification by the department that reasonable efforts have been made to recover the
6delinquency and that the delinquency is uncollectible.
SB684,77 7Section 77. 108.16 (10) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 86,
8is amended to read:
SB684,44,179 108.16 (10) All money withdrawn from the fund shall be used solely in the
10payment of benefits, exclusive of expenses of administration, and for refunds of sums
11erroneously paid into the fund, for refund of a positive net balance in an employer's
12reimbursement account under ss. 108.15 (4) and, 108.151 (5), and 108.152 (4) on
13request by the employer, for expenditures made pursuant to s. 108.161 and
14consistently with the federal limitations applicable to s. 108.161, and for payment
15of fees and expenses for collection of overpayments resulting from fraud or failure to
16report earnings that are assessed by the U.S. secretary of the treasury and charged
17to the department under 26 USC 6402 (f).
SB684,78 18Section 78. 108.18 (7) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB684,44,2319 108.18 (7) (a) 1. Except as provided in pars. (b) to (i), any employer may make
20payments to the fund during the month of November in excess of those required by
21this section and s. 108.19 (1) and, (1e), and (1f). Each payment shall be credited to
22the employer's account for the purpose of computing the employer's reserve
23percentage as of the immediately preceding computation date.
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