Wisconsin Administrative Code

DWD 113.02 Settlement. (1) Under s. 108.10 (8), Stats., the department may settle in whole or in part: (a) Any determination that has been appealed, has not become final and has been referred from the bureau of tax and accounting to the bureau of legal affairs. (b) Any decision o…

DWD 113.025 Waiver of interest. (1) Except as provided in s. DWD 113.02 or 113.03, the department may grant a waiver or decrease of interest owed by an employer if the employer satisfies all of the following conditions: (a) The employer pays the full payment of any taxes and asse…

DWD 113.03 Compromise of employer liability. (1) Under s. 108.10 (8), Stats., the department may compromise the liability of any employer as established in any final determination, decision or action, together with any subsequent collection costs, if all of the following apply: (…

DWD 113.04 Compromise of personal liability. (1) The department may compromise the personal liability of a person whose liability for the unpaid contributions, interest, penalties and costs of an employer has been finally established under s. 108.22 (9), Stats., if all of the fol…

DWD 113.05 General procedural provisions. (1) The department may request additional information and may also examine the employer and any other person as it deems necessary, under oath, regarding the employer[s or person[s application. (2) The department shall acknowledge in writ…

DWD 113.06 Disposition of warrants. Upon timely payment of the amount set forth in the department[s acceptance of compromise, the department shall issue a release of any outstanding warrant against the employer or person. the chapter was last published.

DWD 113.07 Reopening compromised liability. The department may declare a compromise void at any time if any of the following apply: (1) The employer or person submitted a materially false application for compromise. (2) Before the department accepted the application for compromis…

DWD 114.01 Definitions. (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), the definitions in ch. DWD 100 apply to this chapter. (2) Notwithstanding ch. DWD 100, in this chapter: (a) XApplicant for a licenseY means an employer as defined in s. 108.02 (13), Stats., or any individual who is found…

DWD 114.10 Purpose. This chapter specifies all of the following: (1) Procedures to be used before taking action under ss. 102.17 (1) (ct), 103.275 (2) (bt), 103.34 (10) (d), 103.91 (4) (d), 103.92 (8), 104.07 (7), 105.13 (4), or 108.227 (3) (b), Stats., with respect to a person w…

DWD 114.20 Certification of delinquency. (1) After the department has issued a determination under s. 108.10, Stats., finding a license holder or applicant for a license delinquent in making contributions under s. 108.227 (1) (d), Stats., and after all potential appeals by the li…

DWD 114.30 Installment payment plans. (1) Any license holder or applicant for a license who is unable to pay the full amount of the delinquent unemployment insurance contributions, costs, penalties, and interest may negotiate with the department to pay such contributions, costs, …

DWD 114.40 Other enforcement actions not prohibited. Certifying a license holder or applicant for a license liable for delinquent contributions does not limit the department 2 from taking other actions required or permitted by law to collect contributions from the license holder …

DWD 114.50 Financial record matching program. A financial institution doing business in this state shall enter into an agreement with the department to participate in the exchange of data on a quarterly basis. To the extent feasible, the information required under this agreement …

DWD 115.001 Definitions.

DWD 115.01 Business transfer; methods used in business transfers and in the ordinary course of business; transfer of an asset; transfer of a business activity; total or partial transfer.

DWD 115.02 Determining date of transfer.

DWD 115.03 Notice to the department of a business transfer; required information to submit; department[s investigative powers; resolution of issues.

DWD 115.04 Transferee as successor; non-successor transferee. DWD 115.05 DWD 115.06 DWD 115.07 DWD 115.08 Note: Chapter Ind-UC 115 was renumbered to be chapter ILHR 115 under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 1. and 2., Register, August, 1987, No. 380; chapter ILHR 115 as it existed on January 3…

DWD 115.05 Mandatory successor. The department shall determine that a transferee is a mandatory successor under s. 108.16 (8) (e), Stats., if the business transfer satisfies s. DWD 115.01 and all of the following apply: (1) At the time of business transfer, the transferor and the…

DWD 115.06 Transfers involving fiduciaries. (1) TRANSFER TO A FIDUCIARY. The department shall find that a transferee is a mandatory successor under s. 108.16 (8) (c), Stats., if all of the following apply: (a) The transferee is a legal representative, trustee in bankruptcy or a r…

DWD 115.07 Optional successor. (1) STANDARD. A transferee may elect to become a successor under s. 108.16 (8) (b), Stats., if the business transfer satisfies s. DWD 115.01 and all of the following apply: (a) The transfer included at least a transfer percentage of 25% of the trans…

DWD 115.08 Owned, managed, or controlled in substantial part; the same interest or interests; employed substantially the same employees. (1) OWNED, MANAGED, OR CONTROLLED IN SUBSTANTIAL PART. The conditions of s. DWD 115.05 (1) are satisfied if 50% or more of both entities are ow…

DWD 115.09 Determining transfer percentage; minimum transfer percentage; estimating transfer percentage; applying transfer percentage. (1) DETERMINING TRANSFER PERCENTAGE. The transfer percentage is computed by dividing the payroll in the transferred portion of the transferor[s b…

DWD 115.10 Effects of successorship. (1) EMPLOYER STATUS. (a) A transferor which is no longer an employer after a transfer of business has occurred shall submit contribution reports and payments which may be outstanding on the date of transfer or which become due subsequent to th…

DWD 115.11 Non-successor transferee. (1) STANDARD. A transferee that is not a successor under ch. 108, Stats., and this chapter becomes an employer as of the date of transfer under s. 108.16 (8) (j), Stats., when all of the following conditions are met: (a) A transfer of business…

DWD 120.001 Definitions.

DWD 120.01 Notice-posters as to claiming unemployment benefits. DWD 120.03 Note: Chapter Ind-UC 120 was renumbered to be chapter ILHR 120 under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 1. and 2., Register, August, 1987, No. 380. Chapter ILHR 120 was renumbered Chapter DWD 120 under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 1.…

DWD 120.03 Special notices for certain seasonal employees. (1) Under s. 108.02 (15) (k) 19., Stats., if an individual has received special written notice from an employer which has been designated by the department as a seasonal employer, work for that employer is excluded employ…

DWD 123.001 Definitions.

DWD 123.01 Purpose. DWD 123.02 DWD 123.03 Note: Chapter Ind-UC 123 was renumbered to be chapter ILHR 123 under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 1. and 2., Register, August, 1987, No. 380. Chapter ILHR 123 was renumbered Chapter DWD 123 under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 1., Stats., and corrections made un…

DWD 123.02 Filing a benefit report. (1) IN GENERAL. The department shall consider a benefit report to be filed by an employer when it is completed and returned to the department as set forth in this chapter. Returning an incomplete report, even if it is received within the time l…

DWD 123.03 Types of benefit reports. (1) SEPARATION NOTICE. The department shall send the separation notice to DWD 123.001 Definitions. Unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning, the definitions in ch. DWD 100 apply to this chapter. History: Cr. Register, September…

DWD 126.001 Definitions.

DWD 126.01 Eligibility. DWD 126.02 DWD 126.03 Note: Chapter ILHR 126 was created by emergency rule effective 1-8-84; Chapter ILHR 126 as it existed on July 31, 1984 was repealed and a new Chapter ILHR 126 was created effective 8-1-84. Chapter ILHR 126 as it existed on October 31,…

DWD 126.02 Registration. A claimant shall be considered registered for work with respect to any given week if the claimant has filed an application to establish a benefit year pursuant to s. DWD 129.02, and has completed and submitted, by computer-based programs or other methods …

DWD 126.03 Waiver of work registration requirement. The department shall waive a claimant[s work registration requirement for any given week if any of the following apply: (2) The claimant is currently laid off from employment with an employer but the employer has verified with t…

DWD 127.001 Definitions. Unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning, the definitions in ch. DWD 100 apply to this chapter. History: Cr. Register, September, 1995, No. 477, eff. 10-1-95.

DWD 127.01 Work search; policy; requirements. (1) A claimant shall be eligible for unemployment benefits for any given week when the department finds that the claimant has completed at least 4 actions to search for suitable work within that week. Upon request of the department, a…

DWD 127.02 Waiver of work search requirements. The department shall waive a claimant[s requirement to conduct at least 4 actions to search for suitable work if any of the following apply: (1) The claimant performs any work for his or her customary employer. Note: Sub. (1) is amen…

DWD 127.04 Claimants to present verification of work search actions. (1) Upon request, a claimant shall provide verification of conducting at least 4 work search actions to 2 the department by computer-based programs or other methods approved by the department. The department sha…

DWD 127.05 Certification as to work search. The department may require a claimant to certify that work search actions were made each week as part of the claim filing procedure under ch. DWD 129. History: Cr. Register, July, 1984, No. 343, eff. 8-1-84; CR 06-072: r. (2) and (3)

DWD 127.06 Added efforts to secure work. (1) In addition to the requirements under s. DWD 127.01 (2), if a claimant has been unemployed for 7 or more consecutive weeks, a claimant may be required to perform any of the following: (a) Conduct 5 work search actions within any given …

DWD 127.07 Reemployment services. (1) The department may require a claimant to participate in a public employment office workshop, training program, or similar reemployment services which offers instruction in improving the claimant[s skills for finding and obtaining employment. …

DWD 128.001 Definitions.

DWD 128.01 Able to work and available for work. DWD 128.03 Note: Chapter ILHR 128 was created by emergency rule effective 1-8-84. Chapter ILHR 128 was renumbered Chapter DWD 128 under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 1., and corrections made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 6. and 7., Stats., Register, …

DWD 128.03 Eligibility review. (1) The department may periodically review the records of any individual claiming unemployment benefits to determine whether the claimant meets the continuing eligibility requirements of chs. DWD 126 to 128 and s. 108.04, Stats. A claimant shall res…

DWD 129.001 Definitions.