Amendment AA6-ASA2-AB50

AB50-ASA2-AA6,354 Section 354. 108.04 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,164,8 108.04 (8) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), if If an employee fails, without good cause, to accept suitable work when offered, the employee is ineligible to receive benefits until the employee earns wages after the week in which the failure occurs equal to at least 6 times the employee’s weekly benefit rate under s. 108.05 (1) in employment or other work covered by the unemployment insurance law of any state or the federal government. For purposes of requalification, the employee’s weekly benefit rate shall be that rate which would have been paid had the failure not occurred. This paragraph does not preclude an employee from establishing a benefit year during a period in which the employee is ineligible to receive benefits under this paragraph if the employee qualifies to establish a benefit year under s. 108.06 (2) (a). Except as provided in par. (b), the The department shall charge to the fund’s balancing account any benefits otherwise chargeable to the account of an employer that is subject to the contribution requirements under ss. 108.17 and 108.18 whenever an employee of that employer fails, without good cause, to accept suitable work offered by that employer.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,355 Section 355. 108.04 (8) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,356 Section 356. 108.04 (8) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,164,13 108.04 (8) (d) (intro.) With respect to the first 6 10 weeks after the employee became unemployed, “suitable work,” for purposes of par. (a), means work to which all of the following apply:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,357 Section 357. 108.04 (8) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,164,20 108.04 (8) (dm) With respect to the 7th 11th week after the employee became unemployed and any week thereafter, “suitable work,” for purposes of par. (a), means any work that the employee is capable of performing, regardless of whether the employee has any relevant experience or training, that pays wages that are above the lowest quartile of wages for similar work in the labor market area in which the work is located, as determined by the department.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,358 Section 358. 108.04 (11) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,165,7 108.04 (11) (bm) The department shall apply any ineligibility under par. (be) against benefits and weeks of eligibility for which the claimant would otherwise be eligible after the week of concealment and within 6 years after the date of an initial determination issued under s. 108.09 finding that a concealment occurred. The claimant shall not receive waiting period credit under sub. (3) for the period of ineligibility applied under par. (be). If no benefit rate applies to the week for which the claim is made, the department shall use the claimant’s benefit rate for the claimant’s next benefit year beginning after the week of concealment to determine the amount of the benefit reduction.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,359 Section 359. 108.04 (12) (f) 1m. and 2m. of the statutes are renumbered 108.05 (7m) (a) and (b) and amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,165,12 108.05 (7m) (a) The intent of the legislature in enacting this paragraph subsection is to prevent the payment of duplicative government benefits for the replacement of lost earnings or income, regardless of an individual’s ability to work.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,165,15 (b) In this paragraph subsection, “social security disability insurance payment” means a payment of social security disability insurance benefits under 42 USC ch. 7 subch. II.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,360 Section 360. 108.04 (12) (f) 3. of the statutes is repealed.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,361 Section 361. 108.04 (12) (f) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 108.05 (7m) (e).

AB50-ASA2-AA6,362 Section 362. 108.05 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,165,20 108.05 (1) (cm) For purposes of par. (r), the department shall set the maximum weekly benefit amount as follows:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,165,22 1. For benefits paid for a week of total unemployment that commences on or after January 5, 2014, but before January 4, 2026, $370.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,166,2 2. For benefits paid for a week of total unemployment that commences on or after January 4, 2026, but before January 3, 2027, $497.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,166,5 3. For benefits paid for a week of total unemployment that commences on or after January 3, 2027, the department shall set the maximum weekly benefit amount as provided under sub. (2).

AB50-ASA2-AA6,363 Section 363. 108.05 (1) (r) of the statutes is renumbered 108.05 (1) (r) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,166,15 108.05 (1) (r) (intro.) Except as provided in s. 108.062 (6) (a), each eligible employee shall be paid benefits for each week of total unemployment that commences on or after January 5, 2014, at the a weekly benefit rate specified in this paragraph. Unless sub. (1m) applies, the weekly benefit rate shall equal to 4 percent of the employee’s base period wages that were paid during that quarter of the employee’s base period in which the employee was paid the highest total wages, rounded down to the nearest whole dollar, except that, if that amount as provided under sub. (1m) and except as follows:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,166,17 1. If the employee’s weekly benefit rate calculated under this paragraph is less than $54, no benefits are payable to the employee and, if that amount.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,166,21 2. If the employee’s weekly benefit rate is more than $370 the maximum weekly benefit amount specified in par. (cm), the employee’s weekly benefit rate shall be $370 and except that, if the maximum weekly benefit amount specified in par. (cm).

AB50-ASA2-AA6,167,2 3. If the employee’s benefits are exhausted during any week under s. 108.06 (1), the employee shall be paid the remaining amount of benefits payable to the employee under s. 108.06 (1).

AB50-ASA2-AA6,167,5 (s) The department shall publish on its Internet site a weekly benefit rate schedule of quarterly wages and the corresponding weekly benefit rates as calculated in accordance with this paragraph subsection.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,364 Section 364. 108.05 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,167,10 108.05 (2) Indexing. (a) For benefits paid or payable for a week that commences on or after January 3, 2027, the department shall set the maximum weekly benefit amount under sub. (1) (cm) 3. and the wage limitation under sub. (3) (dm) 2. c. by doing the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,167,15 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., calculating the percentage difference between the consumer price index for the 12-month period ending on July 31 of the prior year and the consumer price index for the 12-month period ending on July 31 of the year before the prior year, adjusting the prior year’s amount or limitation by that percentage difference, and rounding that result to the nearest whole dollar.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,167,19 2. If the consumer price index for the 12-month period ending on July 31 of the prior year has not increased over the consumer price index for the 12-month period ending on July 31 of the year before the prior year, setting the amount or limitation at the same amount or limitation that was in effect in the previous year.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,167,22 (b) An adjustment under this subsection of the maximum weekly benefit amount under sub. (1) (cm) 3. and the wage limitation under sub. (3) (dm) 2. c. shall take effect on the 1st Sunday in January of each calendar year.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,365 Section 365. 108.05 (3) (dm) of the statutes is renumbered 108.05 (3) (dm) 1. and amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,168,9 108.05 (3) (dm) 1. Except when otherwise authorized in an approved work- share program under s. 108.062, a claimant is ineligible to receive any benefits for a week if the claimant receives or will receive from one or more employers wages earned for work performed in that week, amounts treated as wages under s. 108.04 (1) (bm) for that week, sick pay, holiday pay, vacation pay, termination pay, bonus pay, back pay, or payments treated as wages under s. 108.04 (12) (e), or any combination thereof, totalling more than $500 the amount specified in subd. 2.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,366 Section 366. 108.05 (3) (dm) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,168,12 108.05 (3) (dm) 2. The department shall set the wage limitation under subd. 1. as follows:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,168,13 a. For a week of unemployment that commences before January 4, 2026, $500.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,168,15 b. For a week of unemployment that commences on or after January 4, 2026, but before January 3, 2027, $672.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,168,17 c. For a week of unemployment that commences on or after January 3, 2027, the department shall set the wage limitation as provided under sub. (2).

AB50-ASA2-AA6,367 Section 367. 108.05 (7m) (title), (c) and (d) of the statutes are created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,168,20 108.05 (7m) (title) Social security disability insurance payments.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,169,2 (c) If a monthly social security disability insurance payment is issued to a claimant, the department shall reduce benefits otherwise payable to the claimant for a given week in accordance with par. (d). This subsection does not apply to a lump sum social security disability insurance payment in the nature of a retroactive payment or back pay.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,169,5 (d) The department shall allocate a monthly social security disability insurance payment by allocating to each week the fraction of the payment attributable to that week.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,368 Section 368. 108.05 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,169,10 108.05 (9) Rounding of benefit amounts. Notwithstanding sub. (1), benefits payable for a week of unemployment as a result of applying sub. (1m), (3) or, (7), or (7m) or s. 108.04 (11) or (12), 108.06 (1), 108.13 (4) or (5) or 108.135 shall be rounded down to the next lowest dollar.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,369 Section 369. 108.05 (10) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,169,15 108.05 (10) Deductions from benefit payments. (intro.) After calculating the benefit payment due to be paid for a week under subs. (1) to (7) (7m), the department shall make deductions from that payment to the extent that the payment is sufficient to make the following payments in the following order:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,370 Section 370. 108.133 of the statutes is repealed.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,371 Section 371. 108.14 (2e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,170,9 108.14 (2e) The department may shall provide a secure means of electronic interchange between itself and employing units, claimants, and other persons that, upon request to and with prior approval by the department, may shall be used for departmental transmission or receipt of any document specified by the department that is related to the administration of this chapter and related federal programs in lieu of any other means of submission or receipt specified in this chapter. The secure means of electronic interchange shall be used by employing units, claimants, and other persons unless the person demonstrates good cause, as specified in s. 108.022, for being unable to use the secure means of electronic interchange. Subject to s. 137.25 (2) and any rules promulgated thereunder, the department may permit the use of electronic records and electronic signatures for any document specified by the department that is related to the administration of this chapter. If a due date is established by statute for the receipt of any document that is submitted electronically to the department under this subsection, then that submission is timely only if the document is submitted by midnight of the statutory due date.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,372 Section 372. 108.14 (8n) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,171,2 108.14 (8n) (e) The department shall charge this state’s share of any benefits paid under this subsection to the account of each employer by which the employee claiming benefits was employed in the applicable base period, in proportion to the total amount of wages he or she earned from each employer in the base period, except that if s. 108.04 (1) (f), (5), (5g), (7) (a), (c), (cg), (e), (L), (q), (s), or (t), (7m), or (8) (a) to and (c), or 108.07 (3), (3r), or (5) (am) 2., or 108.133 (3) (f) would have applied to employment by such an employer who is subject to the contribution requirements of ss. 108.17 and 108.18, the department shall charge the share of benefits based on employment with that employer to the fund’s balancing account, or, if s. 108.04 (1) (f), (5), or (5g) or 108.07 (3) would have applied to an employer that is not subject to the contribution requirements of ss. 108.17 and 108.18, the department shall charge the share of benefits based on that employment in accordance with s. 108.07 (5) (am) 1. and 2. The department shall also charge the fund’s balancing account with any other state’s share of such benefits pending reimbursement by that state.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,373 Section 373. 108.14 (8n) (e) of the statutes, as affected by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,171,18 108.14 (8n) (e) The department shall charge this state’s share of any benefits paid under this subsection to the account of each employer by which the employee claiming benefits was employed in the applicable base period, in proportion to the total amount of wages he or she earned from each employer in the base period, except that if s. 108.04 (1) (f), (5), (5g), (7) (a), (c), (cg), (e), (L), (q), (s), or (t), (7m), or (8) (a) and (c) or 108.07 (3), (3r), or (5) (am) 2. would have applied to employment by such an employer who is subject to the contribution requirements of ss. 108.17 and 108.18, the department shall charge the share of benefits based on employment with that employer to the fund’s balancing account, or, if s. 108.04 (1) (f), or (5), or (5g) or 108.07 (3) would have applied to an employer that is not subject to the contribution requirements of ss. 108.17 and 108.18, the department shall charge the share of benefits based on that employment in accordance with s. 108.07 (5) (am) 1. and 2. The department shall also charge the fund’s balancing account with any other state’s share of such benefits pending reimbursement by that state.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,374 Section 374. 108.141 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,172,3 108.141 (7) (a) The department shall charge the state’s share of each week of extended benefits to each employer’s account in proportion to the employer’s share of the total wages of the employee receiving the benefits in the employee’s base period, except that if the employer is subject to the contribution requirements of ss. 108.17 and 108.18 the department shall charge the share of extended benefits to which s. 108.04 (1) (f), (5), (5g), (7) (a), (c), (cg), (e), (L), (q), (s), or (t), (7m), or (8) (a) to and (c), or 108.07 (3), (3r), or (5) (am) 2., or 108.133 (3) (f) applies to the fund’s balancing account.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,375 Section 375. 108.141 (7) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,172,12 108.141 (7) (a) The department shall charge the state’s share of each week of extended benefits to each employer’s account in proportion to the employer’s share of the total wages of the employee receiving the benefits in the employee’s base period, except that if the employer is subject to the contribution requirements of ss. 108.17 and 108.18 the department shall charge the share of extended benefits to which s. 108.04 (1) (f), (5), (5g), (7) (a), (c), (cg), (e), (L), (q), (s), or (t), (7m), or (8) (a) and (c) or 108.07 (3), (3r), or (5) (am) 2. applies to the fund’s balancing account.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,376 Section 376. 108.16 (6m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,172,17 108.16 (6m) (a) The benefits thus chargeable under sub. (7) (a) or (b) or s. 108.04 (1) (f), (5), (5g), (7) (u), (7m), (8) (a) to and (c), (13) (c) or (d) or (16) (e), 108.07 (3), (3r), (5) (am) 2. and (bm) 3. a., (5m), and (6), 108.133 (3) (f), 108.14 (8n) (e), 108.141, 108.15, 108.151, or 108.152.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,377 Section 377. 108.16 (6m) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,172,23 108.16 (6m) (a) The benefits thus chargeable under sub. (7) (a) or (b) or s. 108.04 (1) (f), (5), (5g), (7) (u), (7m), (8) (a) and (c), (13) (c) or (d) or (16) (e), 108.07 (3), (3r), (5) (am) 2. and (bm) 3. a., (5m), and (6), 108.14 (8n) (e), 108.141, 108.15, 108.151, or 108.152.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,378 Section 378. 108.17 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,173,8 108.17 (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (b) and subject to sub. (2b) and s. 108.185, every employer that is subject to a contribution requirement shall file quarterly reports of contributions required under this chapter with the department, and pay contributions to the department, in such manner as the department prescribes. Each contribution report and payment is due at the close of the month next following the end of the applicable calendar quarter, except as authorized in sub. (2c) or as the department may assign a later due date pursuant to sub. (1m) or general department rules.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,173,19 (b) The department may electronically provide a means whereby an employer that files its employment and wage reports electronically may determine the amount of contributions due for payment by the employer under s. 108.18 for each quarter. If an employer that is subject to a contribution requirement files its employment and wage reports under s. 108.205 (1) electronically, in the manner prescribed by the department for purposes of this paragraph under s. 108.205 (2), the department may require the employer to determine electronically the amount of contributions due for payment by the employer under s. 108.18 for each quarter. In such case, the employer is excused from filing contribution reports under par. (a). The employer shall pay the amount due for each quarter by the due date specified in par. (a).

AB50-ASA2-AA6,379 Section 379. 108.17 (2b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,174,10 108.17 (2b) The department shall prescribe a form and methodology for filing contribution reports under sub. (2) electronically. Each employer of 25 or more employees, as determined under s. 108.22 (1) (ae), that does not use an and employer agent to file its contribution reports under this section shall file its contribution reports electronically in the manner and form prescribed by the department. Each employer that becomes subject to an electronic reporting requirement under this subsection shall file its initial report under this subsection for the quarter during which the employer becomes subject to the reporting requirement. Once an employer becomes subject to a reporting requirement under this subsection, it shall continue to file its reports under this subsection unless that requirement is waived by the department unless the employer demonstrates good cause, as specified in s. 108.022, for being unable to file contribution reports electronically.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,380 Section 380. 108.17 (2g) of the statutes is repealed.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,381 Section 381. 108.17 (7) of the statutes is repealed.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,382 Section 382. 108.185 of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,174,21 108.185 Payment of contributions and reimbursements; good cause. Each employer, employer agent, person liable under s. 108.22 (9), and private agency liable under s. 108.22 (10) shall pay all contributions, reimbursements, interest, penalties, assessments, and other amounts due under this chapter by means of electronic funds transfer or another electronic method as approved by the department unless the employer, employer agent, person, or private agency demonstrates good cause, as specified in s. 108.022, for being unable to pay such amounts electronically.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,383 Section 383. 108.19 (1s) (a) 5. of the statutes is repealed.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,384 Section 384. 108.205 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,385 Section 385. 108.205 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,175,12 108.205 (2) Each employer of 25 or more employees, as determined under s. 108.22 (1) (ae), that does not use an employer agent to file its reports under this section and employer agent shall file the quarterly report under sub. (1) electronically in the manner and form prescribed by the department. An employer that becomes subject to an electronic reporting requirement under this subsection shall file its initial report under this subsection for the quarter during which the employer becomes subject to the reporting requirement. Once an employer becomes subject to the reporting requirement under this subsection, the employer shall continue to file its quarterly reports under this subsection unless that requirement is waived by the department unless the employer demonstrates good cause, as specified in s. 108.022, for being unable to file reports electronically.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,386 Section 386. 108.22 (1) (ac) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,175,19 108.22 (1) (ac) In addition to any fee assessed under par. (a), the department may assess an employer or employer agent that is subject to the reporting requirement under s. 108.205 (2) and that fails to file its report in the manner and form prescribed under that subsection a penalty of $20 for each employee whose information is not reported in the that manner and form prescribed under s. 108.205 (1m) (b) or (2).

AB50-ASA2-AA6,387 Section 387. 108.22 (1) (ad) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,176,2 108.22 (1) (ad) 1. An employer agent that is subject to the reporting requirements under s. 108.17 (2g) (2b) and that fails to file a contribution report in accordance with s. 108.17 (2g) (2b) may be assessed a penalty by the department in the amount of $25 for each employer whose report is not filed electronically in the manner and form prescribed by the department.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,388 Section 388. 108.22 (1) (af) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,176,11 108.22 (1) (af) In addition to the fee assessed under par. (a), the department may assess an employer or employer agent a person that is subject to a requirement required to make contributions a payment to the department by means of an electronic funds transfer method under s. 108.17 (7) 108.185 and that pays contributions makes the payment by any method inconsistent with s. 108.17 (7) 108.185 a penalty of the greater of $50 or an amount equal to one-half of one 1 percent of the total contributions amount paid by the employer or employer agent person for the quarter in which the violation occurs.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,389 Section 389. 227.01 (13) (n) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,176,15 227.01 (13) (n) Fixes or approves rates, prices or charges, including a maximum weekly benefit amount or wage limitation under s. 108.05 (2), unless a statute specifically requires them to be fixed or approved by rule.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,9150 Section 9150. Nonstatutory provisions; Workforce Development.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,176,21 (1) Unemployment insurance; electronic communications. The department of workforce development shall submit to the legislative reference bureau for publication in the Wisconsin administrative register a notice indicating the date upon which the department is able to implement the treatment of s. 108.14 (2e).

AB50-ASA2-AA6,9350 Section 9350. Initial applicability; Workforce Development.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,177,2 (1) Unemployment insurance; SSDI payments. The treatment of ss. 108.04 (2) (h) and (12) (f) 1m., 2m., 3., and 4. and 108.05 (7m) (title), (c), and (d), (9), and (10) (intro.) first applies to determinations issued under s. 108.09 on the effective date of this subsection.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,177,5 (2) Unemployment insurance; deletion of waiting period. The treatment of ss. 108.02 (26m) and 108.04 (3) and (11) (bm) first applies to benefit years beginning on the effective date of this subsection.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,177,8 (3) Unemployment insurance; substantial fault. The treatment of ss. 108.04 (5g) and 108.16 (6m) (a) (by Section 377) first applies with respect to determinations issued under s. 108.09 on the effective date of this subsection.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,177,11 (4) Unemployment insurance; work search and registration waivers. The treatment of s. 108.04 (2) (a) (intro.) and 3., (b), (bb), (bd), and (bm) first applies to initial claims for benefits filed on the effective date of this subsection.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,177,14 (5) Unemployment insurance; quits due to relocations. The treatment of s. 108.04 (7) (t) 1. and 2. first applies to determinations issued under s. 108.09 on the effective date of this subsection.