Persons in Wisconsin who applied for Unemployment Insurance benefits during the pandemic were given a break by the Department of Workforce Development this past February. Because jobs were hard to find and spread of COVID remained a public health risk, the usual requirement to make four valid job searches per week was waived until July 10th. But with the lessening of the pandemic and employers now looking for workers, the DWD voted this past week to reinstate that requirement beginning on Sunday.
To comply, persons looking to collect Unemployment Benefits must register on JobCenterofWisconsin.com and then perform four valid work search actions each week in order to secure benefits. Also, searches can’t be “banked” by, for example, doing more than four searches one week and reporting the extra on the next. Failure to comply means no benefits, and persons in need of Unemployment Benefits are urged to register online as soon as possible.
