Wisconsin residents who were previously denied unemployment benefits while receiving Social Security Disability Insurance could be eligible for financial compensation for past benefits. Here’s what you need to know.
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Posted inCommunity, Government
Wisconsin to compensate workers with disabilities for wrongfully denied unemployment claims
Thousands of workers could see relief after a judge struck down the state’s ban on unemployment insurance for Social Security Disability recipients.
Posted inCommunity
New program helps individuals navigate complicated unemployment insurance system
The Unemployment Insurance Navigator Program at UMOS was designed to help increase access for underrepresented groups.
Posted inEconomic Development
Among Wisconsin’s jobless, Black applicants half as likely as whites to receive pandemic aid
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 inCommunity, Neighborhoods
Thousands await jobless aid as Wisconsin leaders blame each other for failure
Wisconsin’s unemployment system buckled during the pandemic. State leaders are moving slowly to address a crisis years in the making.
Posted inEconomic Development, Health and Wellness, North
As the nation reckons with race, a mother awaits unemployment aid — and Wisconsin officials lack research
National research shows jobless Black and Latino workers are less likely than white workers to receive aid. Experts say Wisconsin should study the issue. Alfreida Casterlow could hardly bear her first weeks working from home during the coronavirus pandemic. Disrupted routines upset her 20-year-old autistic daughter. Casterlow, 43, would try to keep her daughter engaged. […]
Posted inCarousel, Economic Development, Home, Metcalfe Park, Neighborhoods, News, North
Industrial development key to creating jobs at A.O. Smith site
The city is courting businesses to create 700 to 1,000 permanent jobs for Milwaukee residents, especially those who live near the old A.O. Smith factory. The official unemployment rate in nearby minority neighborhoods is roughly 20 percent.
Posted inCarousel, Economic Development, Home, Neighborhoods, News
Conference generates ideas to spur social entrepreneurship
Civic, business and philanthropic professionals considered how an entrepreneurial spirit could help solve some of the city’s most pressing problems.