108.101
108.101
Effect of finding, determination, decision or judgment. 108.101(1)(1)
No finding of fact or law, determination, decision or judgment made with respect to rights or liabilities under this chapter is admissible or binding in any action or administrative or judicial proceeding in law or in equity not arising under this chapter, unless the department is a party or has an interest in the action or proceeding because of the discharge of its duties under this chapter.
108.101(2)
(2) No finding of fact or law, determination, decision or judgment made with respect to rights or liabilities under s.
108.09 is binding in an action or proceeding under s.
108.10.
108.101(3)
(3) No finding of fact or law, determination, decision or judgment made with respect to rights or liabilities under s.
108.10 is binding in an action or proceeding under s.
108.09.
108.101(4)
(4) No finding of fact or law, determination, decision or judgment in any action or administrative or judicial proceeding in law or equity not arising under this chapter made with respect to the rights or liabilities of a party to an action or proceeding under this chapter is binding in an action or proceeding under this chapter.
108.101 History
History: 1989 a. 77;
1991 a. 89.
108.101 Annotation
No administrative decision made under a chapter other than ch. 108 is binding on an unemployment insurance claim. A worker's compensation decision does not bind an administrative hearing on an unemployment insurance claim or the commission reviewing it. Goetsch v. DWD,
2002 WI App 128,
254 Wis. 2d 807,
646 N.W.2d 389,
01-2777.
108.105
108.105
Suspension of agents. 108.105(1)(1)
The department may suspend the privilege of any agent to appear before the department at hearings under this chapter for a specified period if the department finds that the agent has engaged in an act of fraud or misrepresentation, has repeatedly failed to comply with departmental rules, or has engaged in the solicitation of a claimant solely for the purpose of appearing at a hearing as the claimant's representative for pay.
108.105(2)
(2) The department may suspend the privilege of an agent to act as an employer's representative under this chapter for up to one year if, during any 12-month period, in 5 percent or more of all appeal tribunal hearings held in which employers represented by the agent are appellants there is a final appeal tribunal decision finding that the employer represented by the agent failed to provide correct and complete information requested by the department during a fact-finding investigation and there is no finding that the employer had good cause for that failure.
108.105(3)
(3) Prior to imposing a suspension under this section, the secretary of workforce development or the secretary's designee shall conduct a hearing concerning the proposed suspension. The hearing shall be conducted under ch.
227 and the decision of the department may be appealed under s.
227.52.
108.11
108.11
Agreement to contribute by employees void. 108.11(1)(1)
No agreement by an employee or by employees to pay any portion of the contributions or payments in lieu of contributions required under this chapter from employers shall be valid. No employer shall make a deduction for such purpose from wages. Any employee claiming a violation of this provision may, to recover wage deductions wrongfully made, have recourse to the method set up in s.
108.09 for settling disputed benefit claims.
108.11(2)
(2) But nothing in this chapter shall affect the validity of voluntary arrangements whereby employees freely agree to make contributions to a fund for the purpose of securing unemployment compensation additional to the benefits provided in this chapter.
108.11 History
History: 1973 c. 247.
108.12
108.12
Waiver of benefit void. No agreement by an employee to waive the employee's right to benefits or any other rights under this chapter shall be valid. No employee shall, in any proceeding involving benefits under this chapter, be prevented from asserting all facts relevant to the employee's eligibility, regardless of any prior erroneous representation with respect to such facts.
108.12 History
History: 1993 a. 492.
108.13
108.13
Deductions from benefit payments. 108.13(1)(1)
Assignment before payment. Except as provided in subs.
(4) and
(5) and s.
108.135, no claim for benefits under this chapter nor any interest in the fund is assignable before payment. This subsection does not affect the survival of such a claim or interest.
108.13(2)
(2) Liability of claimant. Except as provided in subs.
(4) and
(5), no claim for benefits awarded, adjudged or paid or any interest in the fund may be taken on account of any liability incurred by the party entitled thereto. This subsection does not apply to liability incurred as the result of an overpayment of unemployment insurance benefits under the law of any state or the federal government.
108.13(3)
(3) Death of claimant. If a claimant dies during or after a week of unemployment in which the claimant was otherwise eligible to receive benefits and for which benefits are payable, the department may designate any person who in its judgment should properly receive the benefits in lieu of the claimant. A receipt or an endorsement from the person so designated fully discharges the fund from liability for the benefits.
108.13(4)
(4) Deductions for child support obligations. 108.13(4)(a)1.
1. “Child support obligations" includes only those obligations which are being enforced pursuant to a plan described in
42 USC 654 which has been approved by the U.S. secretary of health and human services under part D of title IV of the social security act or which is otherwise authorized by federal law.
108.13(4)(a)3.
3. “State or local child support enforcement agency" means any agency of a state or political subdivision of a state operating pursuant to a plan described in subd.
1. 108.13(4)(a)4.
4. “Unemployment insurance" means any compensation payable under this chapter, including amounts payable by the department pursuant to an agreement under any federal law providing for compensation, assistance or allowances with respect to unemployment.
108.13(4)(b)
(b) A claimant filing a new claim for unemployment insurance shall, at the time of filing the claim, disclose whether or not he or she owes child support obligations. If any such claimant discloses that he or she owes child support obligations and is determined to be eligible for unemployment insurance, the department of workforce development shall notify the local child support enforcement agency enforcing the obligations that the claimant has been determined to be eligible for unemployment insurance.
108.13(4)(c)
(c) The department shall deduct and withhold from any unemployment insurance payable to a claimant who owes child support obligations:
108.13(4)(c)1.
1. Any amount determined pursuant to an agreement under
42 USC 654 (19) (B) (i) between the claimant and the state or local child support enforcement agency which is submitted to the department by the state or local child support enforcement agency;
108.13(4)(c)2.
2. Any amount required to be so deducted and withheld pursuant to legal process brought by the state or local child support enforcement agency; or
108.13(4)(c)3.
3. Any amount directed by the claimant to be deducted and withheld under this paragraph.
108.13(4)(d)
(d) Any amount deducted and withheld under par.
(c) shall be paid by the department to the appropriate state or local child support enforcement agency.
108.13(4)(e)
(e) Any amount deducted and withheld under par.
(c) shall, for all purposes, be treated as if it were paid to the claimant as unemployment insurance and paid by the claimant to the state or local child support enforcement agency in satisfaction of his or her child support obligations.
108.13(4)(f)
(f) This subsection applies only if appropriate arrangements are made for the local child support enforcement agency to reimburse the department for administrative costs incurred by the department that are attributable to the interception of unemployment insurance for child support obligations.
108.13(5)
(5) Other deductions. The department may make a deduction from a claimant's benefit payments for any purpose that is permitted by federal law.
108.133
108.133
Testing for controlled substances. 108.133 Note
NOTE: Par. (a) is renumbered to par. (ar) by
2017 Wis. Act 157 effective
the date that a rule promulgated by the department of workforce development that is based on scope statement SS 046-17 takes effect, or on March 1, 2021, whichever occurs first.
108.133(1)(ag)
(ag) “Applicant” means an individual who files an initial claim in order to establish a benefit year under this chapter.
108.133 Note
NOTE: Par. (ag) is created by
2017 Wis. Act 157 effective
the date that a rule promulgated by the department of workforce development that is based on scope statement SS 046-17 takes effect, or on March 1, 2021, whichever occurs first.
108.133 Note
NOTE: Par. (ar) is shown as renumbered from par. (a) by
2017 Wis. Act 157 effective the date that a rule promulgated by the department of workforce development that is based on scope statement SS 046-17 takes effect, or on March 1, 2021, whichever occurs first.
108.133(1)(b)
(b) “Job skills assessment" means an assessment conducted by the department under sub.
(2) (d).
108.133(1)(c)
(c) “Occupation that regularly conducts drug testing" means an occupation identified in the regulations issued by the federal secretary of labor under
42 USC 503 (l) (1) (A) (ii).
108.133(1)(e)
(e) “Substance abuse treatment program" means the program provided under sub.
(2) (c).
108.133(1)(f)
(f) “Valid prescription" means a prescription, as defined in s.
450.01 (19), for a controlled substance that has not expired.
108.133(2)
(2) Drug testing program. 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 and shall, under the program, do all of the following:
108.133(2)(a)
(a) Promulgate rules to establish the program. The department shall do all of the following in the rules promulgated under this paragraph:
108.133(2)(a)1.
1. Identify a process for testing claimants for the presence of controlled substances. The department shall ensure that the process adheres to any applicable federal requirements regarding drug testing.
108.133(2)(a)2.
2. 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 in order to be considered in full compliance with requirements of the substance abuse treatment program. If the rules require that a claimant enrolled in the substance abuse treatment program submit to additional tests for the presence of controlled substances following the initial test conducted under sub.
(3) (c), the rules shall allow the claimant to have at least one more positive test result following the initial test without, on that basis, being considered not to be in full compliance with the requirements of the substance abuse treatment program.
108.133(2)(a)3.
3. Create a screening process for determining whether there is a reasonable suspicion that a claimant has engaged in the unlawful use of controlled substances.
108.133(2)(a)4.
4. 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.
108.133(2)(a)5.
5. Identify a period of ineligibility that must elapse or a requalification requirement that must be satisfied, or both, in order for a claimant to again qualify for benefits after becoming ineligible for benefits under sub.
(3) (a) or
(c).
108.133(2)(am)
(am) Promulgate rules identifying occupations for which drug testing is regularly conducted in this state. The department shall notify the U.S. department of labor of any rules promulgated under this paragraph.
108.133(2)(b)
(b) When a claimant applies for regular benefits under this chapter, do all of the following:
108.133(2)(b)1.
1. Determine whether the claimant is an individual for whom suitable work is only available in an occupation that regularly conducts drug testing.
108.133(2)(b)2.
2. Determine whether the claimant is an individual for whom suitable work is only available in an occupation identified in the rules promulgated under par.
(am).
108.133(2)(b)3.
3. If the claimant is determined by the department under subd.
1. to be an individual for whom suitable work is only available in an occupation that regularly conducts drug testing, conduct a screening on the claimant.
108.133(2)(b)4.
4. If the claimant is determined by the department under subd.
2. to be an individual for whom suitable work is only available in an occupation identified in the rules promulgated under par.
(am), conduct a screening on the claimant if a screening is not already required under subd.
3. 108.133(2)(b)5.
5. If a screening conducted as required under subd.
3. or
4. indicates a reasonable suspicion that the claimant has engaged in the unlawful use of controlled substances, require that the claimant submit to a test for the presence of controlled substances.
108.133(2)(c)
(c) Create and provide, or contract with an entity or another agency to provide, a substance abuse treatment program in accordance with the rules promulgated under par.
(a) 2. 108.133(2)(d)
(d) Create and conduct job skills assessments in accordance with the rules promulgated under par.
(a) 4. 108.133 Note
NOTE: Sub. (2) is affected by
2017 Wis. Act 157 effective
the date that a rule promulgated by the department of workforce development that is based on scope statement SS 046-17 takes effect, or on March 1, 2021, whichever occurs first, to read:
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(2) Drug testing program. The department shall establish a program to test applicants for the unlawful use of controlled substances in accordance with this section and shall, under the program, do all of the following:
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(a) Promulgate rules to establish the program. The department shall do all of the following in the rules promulgated under this paragraph:
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1. Identify a process for testing applicants for the unlawful use of controlled substances. The department shall ensure that the process adheres to any applicable federal requirements regarding drug testing. The department shall pay the reasonable costs of controlled substances testing.
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2. Identify the parameters for a substance abuse treatment program for applicants who engage in the unlawful use of controlled substances and specify criteria that an applicant must satisfy in order to be considered in full compliance with requirements of the substance abuse treatment program. If the rules require that an applicant enrolled in the substance abuse treatment program submit to additional tests for the unlawful use of controlled substances following the initial test conducted under sub. (3) (c), the rules shall allow the applicant to have at least one more positive test result following the initial test without, on that basis, being considered not to be in full compliance with the requirements of the substance abuse treatment program.
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3. Create a screening process for determining whether there is a reasonable suspicion that an applicant has engaged in the unlawful use of controlled substances.
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4. Identify the parameters for a job skills assessment for applicants who engage in the unlawful use of controlled substances and specify criteria that an applicant must satisfy in order to be considered in full compliance with the requirements of the job skills assessment.
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5. Identify a period of ineligibility that must elapse or a requalification requirement that must be satisfied, or both, in order for an applicant to again qualify for benefits after becoming ineligible for benefits under sub. (3) (a) or (c).
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(am) Promulgate rules identifying occupations for which drug testing is regularly conducted in this state. The department shall notify the U.S. department of labor of any rules promulgated under this paragraph.
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(b) When an applicant applies for regular benefits under this chapter, do all of the following:
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1. Determine whether the applicant is an individual for whom suitable work is only available in an occupation that regularly conducts drug testing.
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2. Determine whether the applicant is an individual for whom suitable work is only available in an occupation identified in the rules promulgated under par. (am), unless the department has already determined that the applicant is an individual for whom suitable work is only available in an occupation that regularly conducts drug testing under subd. 1.
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3. If the department determines under subd. 1. that the applicant is an individual for whom suitable work is only available in an occupation that regularly conducts drug testing, conduct a screening on the applicant.
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4. If the department determines under subd. 2. that the applicant is an individual for whom suitable work is only available in an occupation identified in the rules promulgated under par. (am), conduct a screening on the applicant.
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5. If a screening conducted as required under subd. 3. or 4. indicates a reasonable suspicion that the applicant has engaged in the unlawful use of controlled substances, require that the applicant submit to a test for the unlawful use of controlled substances.
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(c) Create and provide, or contract with an entity or another agency to provide, a substance abuse treatment program in accordance with the rules promulgated under par. (a) 2.
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(d) Create and conduct job skills assessments in accordance with the rules promulgated under par. (a) 4.
108.133(3)
(3) Drug testing; substance abuse treatment. 108.133(3)(a)(a) If a claimant is required under sub.
(2) (b) 5. to submit to a test for the presence of controlled substances and the claimant declines to submit to such a test, the claimant is ineligible for benefits under this chapter until the claimant is again eligible for benefits as provided in the rules promulgated under sub.
(2) (a) 5. 108.133 Note
NOTE: Par. (a) is amended by
2017 Wis. Act 157 effective
the date that a rule promulgated by the department of workforce development that is based on scope statement SS 046-17 takes effect, or on March 1, 2021, whichever occurs first, to read:
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(a) If an applicant is required under sub. (2) (b) 5. to submit to a test for the unlawful use of controlled substances and the applicant declines to submit to such a test, the applicant is ineligible for benefits under this chapter until the applicant is again eligible for benefits as provided in the rules promulgated under sub. (2) (a) 5.
108.133(3)(b)
(b) If a claimant who is required under sub.
(2) (b) 5. to submit to a test for the presence of controlled substances submits to the test and does not test positive for any controlled substance or the claimant presents evidence satisfactory to the department that the claimant possesses a valid prescription for each controlled substance for which the claimant tests positive, the claimant may receive benefits under this chapter if otherwise eligible and may not be required to submit to any further test for the presence of controlled substances until a subsequent benefit year.
