There are many things that can derail your unemployment claim and even open you up to legal trouble. A labor and employment attorney walks through some of the common mistakes and how to avoid them.
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Posted inEconomic Development, Health and Wellness
Can Wisconsin’s health apprenticeships become a national model? UW Health thinks so
To fill openings for nurses, surgical techs and more, UW Health pays staff to train for new health careers, on the clock. Now, as other states struggle to find enough health workers, the company wants to show them how it’s done.
Posted inEconomic Development
Can Wisconsin employers check your credit?
Employers in most states, including in most parts of Wisconsin, can run background checks that show your debts, available credit and payment history. Here’s what job seekers and employees should know.
Posted inEconomic Development, Resources
What to know about the city’s Residents Preference Program
Learn how to apply for the Residents Preference Program, a certification for unemployed or underemployed Milwaukee residents looking for construction or landscaping jobs.
Posted inCommunity, Economic Development
Here’s what the data center boom means for Wisconsin’s workforce
Wisconsin Watch spoke to three professors to find out how many jobs and what types of work data centers bring to communities, what the economic trickle-down effects of data centers are and more.
Posted inCommunity, Economic Development
Looking for work? Here’s how Wisconsin’s job centers will help you for free
The state’s Department of Workforce Development runs dozens of job centers across Wisconsin, each staffed with people trained to help you in your quest for work. Here’s what to know.
Posted inCommunity, Posts from Community
Post From Community: Looking for a job? Check out these listings and training opportunities
Here are hiring and job training and business opportunities from employers in retail, government, health care, manufacturing and transportation.
Posted inArts and Recreation, Community
NNS Summer Survival Guide: Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee offers programs to keep kids engaged
Still looking for ways to keep your kids active this summer? Then check out the programs being offered by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee.
Posted inCommunity, Economic Development, Education
Early childhood educators can receive $1,500 from a new Milwaukee program
The City of Milwaukee announced a stipend program for early childhood educators that will pay them $1,500 over three installments in 2023.
Posted inCommunity
5 things to know and do this week in Milwaukee: July 11 to July 15
Check out “Summer Vibes on Villard”; learn how to participate in crafting the city budget; be in community with other parents in Harambee; participate in a benefit for UCC schools; and get leads during a drive-thru job fair with over 60 employers.