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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, Government, Lives on Hold

Among Wisconsin’s jobless, Black applicants half as likely as whites to receive pandemic aid

Avatar photo by Jacob Resneck / Wisconsin Watch June 20th, 2022June 20th, 2022 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Wisconsin’s unemployment insurance system buckled for many during the pandemic, with people of color less likely than whites to receive federal help, an audit found.

Posted inEconomy, Lives on Hold

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

Portrait of Mario Koran by Mario Koran / Wisconsin Watch September 7th, 2021September 14th, 2021 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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

Avatar photo by Bram Sable-Smith / Wisconsin Watch July 15th, 2021August 9th, 2021 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Wisconsin’s jobless are mismatched on openings and skills or struggle with child care or transportation. Others are still waiting on unemployment aid.

Posted inEconomy, Lives on Hold

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

Avatar photo by Bram Sable-Smith / Wisconsin Watch February 18th, 2021March 1st, 2021 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Upgrading outdated technology could help. So could making claims more user-friendly and overcoming partisan paralysis.

Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Government, Lives on Hold

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

Avatar photo by Marty Hobe / TMJ4News and Bram Sable-Smith / Wisconsin Watch November 17th, 2020June 23rd, 2021 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Wisconsin’s unemployment system buckled during the pandemic. State leaders are moving slowly to address a crisis years in the making.

Posted inGovernment, Lives on Hold, Outbreak Wisconsin

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

Avatar photo by Bram Sable-Smith / Wisconsin Watch August 18th, 2020February 24th, 2021 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Many remain in limbo after Wisconsin said laid-off workers on federal disability may qualify for pandemic relief. One woman finally succeeded — after 32 emails.

Posted inGovernment, Health & Welfare, Lives on Hold, Outbreak Wisconsin

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

Avatar photo by Bram Sable-Smith / Wisconsin Watch July 28th, 2020February 24th, 2021 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Federal government gives Wisconsin its blessing to reverse a policy that had blocked assistance to jobless workers receiving disability aid.

Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Government, Lives on Hold

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

Avatar photo by Bram Sable-Smith / Wisconsin Watch June 30th, 2020February 24th, 2021 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

National research shows jobless Black and Latino workers are less likely than white workers to receive aid. Experts say Wisconsin should study the issue.

Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Government, Lives on Hold, Outbreak Wisconsin

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

Avatar photo by Bram Sable-Smith / Wisconsin Watch June 29th, 2020February 24th, 2021 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Wisconsin has failed to deliver unemployment aid to thousands at a time when they most need it. The crisis was years in the making.

Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Government, Lives on Hold, Outbreak Wisconsin

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

Avatar photo by Bram Sable-Smith / Wisconsin Watch June 16th, 2020February 24th, 2021 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Wisconsin has denied federal pandemic aid to workers on federal disability who lost their jobs. The state’s top employment official now seeks a reversal.

Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Economy, Government, Lives on Hold, Outbreak Wisconsin

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

Avatar photo by Bram Sable-Smith / Wisconsin Watch June 1st, 2020August 19th, 2021 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A 2013 Wisconsin law prevents laid-off workers on federal disability from getting state unemployment. Now the state is denying them federal pandemic aid too.

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