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Category: Lives on Hold

Wisconsin has failed to deliver unemployment aid to thousands at a time when they most need it. This series examines the state’s unemployment system and how it is working, or not, for the people who most need assistance.

Posted inEconomy, Lives on Hold

People with disabilities sue to overturn Wisconsin law denying them unemployment benefits

by Mario Koran / Wisconsin Watch September 7th, 2021September 14th, 2021 Why you can trust WisconsinWatch.org

Eight plaintiffs receiving Social Security Disability Insurance payments say the state is illegally discriminating against them by banning them from jobless aid.

Posted inEconomy, Lives on Hold

‘We aren’t a bunch of lazy people’: Rejoining workforce isn’t easy for some who lost jobs to COVID-19

by Bram Sable-Smith / Wisconsin Watch July 15th, 2021August 9th, 2021
Posted inEconomy, Lives on Hold

‘I got nothing left’: Wisconsin’s jobless pushed to brink as ideas swirl for mending torn safety net

by Bram Sable-Smith / Wisconsin Watch February 18th, 2021March 1st, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Government, Lives on Hold

Thousands await jobless aid as Wisconsin leaders blame each other for failure

by Marty Hobe / TMJ4News and Bram Sable-Smith / Wisconsin Watch November 17th, 2020June 23rd, 2021
Posted inGovernment, Lives on Hold, Outbreak Wisconsin

Wisconsinites with disabilities see long wait for jobless aid, even after gaining eligibility

by Bram Sable-Smith / Wisconsin Watch August 18th, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inGovernment, Health & Welfare, Lives on Hold, Outbreak Wisconsin

Following denials, laid-off Wisconsin workers with disabilities now eligible for federal pandemic aid

by Bram Sable-Smith / Wisconsin Watch July 28th, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Government, Lives on Hold

As the nation reckons with race, a mother awaits unemployment aid — and Wisconsin officials lack research

by Bram Sable-Smith / Wisconsin Watch June 30th, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Government, Lives on Hold, Outbreak Wisconsin

Lives on hold: Pandemic exposes failures of Wisconsin unemployment insurance system

by Bram Sable-Smith / Wisconsin Watch June 29th, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Government, Lives on Hold, Outbreak Wisconsin

Reversing course: Wisconsin seeks federal OK to aid the unemployed with disabilities

by Bram Sable-Smith / Wisconsin Watch June 16th, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Economy, Government, Lives on Hold, Outbreak Wisconsin

‘I cried for days’: Wisconsin blocks pandemic payments for federal disability aid recipients

by Bram Sable-Smith / Wisconsin Watch June 1st, 2020August 19th, 2021

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