AB938,8,3 108.04 (5) (b) Theft or unauthorized possession of an employer's property or, theft of an employer's services with intent to deprive the employer of the property or services permanently, theft or unauthorized distribution of an employer's confidential or proprietary information, use of an employer's credit card or other financial instrument for an unauthorized or nonbusiness purpose without prior approval from the employer, theft of currency of any value, felonious conduct connected with an employee's employment with his or her employer, or intentional or negligent conduct by an employee that causes the destruction of an employer's records or substantial damage to his or her an employer's property.

AB938,6 Section 6. 108.04 (5) (e) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:

AB938,8,5 108.04 (5) (e) (intro.) Any of the following:

AB938,7 Section 7. 108.04 (5) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 108.04 (5) (e) 1. and amended to read:

AB938,8,17 108.04 (5) (e) 1. Absenteeism by an employee on more than 2 occasions within the 120-day period before the date of the employee's termination, unless otherwise specified by his or her employer if the employee does not provide to his or her employer both notice and one or more valid reasons for the absenteeism. This subdivision does not apply if the employer has a reasonable policy that covers absenteeism described in subd. 2. in an employment manual of which the employee has acknowledged receipt with his or her signature, or excessive tardiness by an employee in violation of a policy of the employer that has been communicated to the employee, if the employee does not provide to his or her employer both notice and one or more valid reasons for the absenteeism or tardiness.

AB938,8 Section 8. 108.04 (5) (e) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

AB938,8,23 108.04 (5) (e) 2. A violation of an employer's reasonable policy that covers employee absenteeism, tardiness, or both, and that results in an employee's termination, if that termination is in accordance with that policy and the policy is specified by the employer in an employment manual of which the employee has acknowledged receipt with his or her signature.

AB938,9 Section 9. 108.04 (5) (h) of the statutes is created to read:

AB938,9,6 108.04 (5) (h) A violation by an employee of an employer's reasonable policy that covers the use of social media and is substantially related to the employee's employment, if the violation results in an employee's termination and if that termination is in accordance with that policy and the policy is specified by the employer in an employment manual of which the employee has acknowledged receipt with his or her signature.

AB938,10 Section 10. 108.14 (10m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB938,9,10 108.14 (10m) The department shall implement identity proofing measures for claimants who are engaging in benefit-related transactions with the department that satisfy all of the following:

AB938,9,13 (a) The measures require a claimant to verify his or her identity prior to filing an initial claim for benefits and when engaging in other transactions with the department.

AB938,9,15 (b) The measures achieve the IAL2 and AAL2 standards adopted in the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Digital Identity Guidelines.

AB938,11 Section 11. 108.14 (20) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB938,9,21 108.14 (20) The department shall conduct random audits on claimants for benefits under this chapter to assess compliance with the work search requirements under s. 108.04 (2) (a) 3. The department shall conduct the audits required under this subsection at a level sufficient for the department to assess at least 50 percent of all work search actions reported to have been performed by claimants.

AB938,12 Section 12. 108.14 (23m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB938,9,24 108.14 (23m) The department shall provide training materials on the unemployment insurance system, including all of the following:

AB938,10,2 (a) Training videos for claimants and employing units published on the department's Internet site.

AB938,10,4 (b) Quarterly, free, live training seminars for employing units. The seminars may be in-person, online, or both.

AB938,13 Section 13. 108.14 (29) of the statutes is created to read:

AB938,10,8 108.14 (29) (a) The department shall maintain a call center to provide telephone assistance and support to claimants for benefits under this chapter or payments under federal assistance programs for unemployment.

AB938,10,11 (b) The department shall, during each of the following periods, extend the call center hours to include hours after 5 p.m. on weekdays and at least 16 hours on weekends:

AB938,10,13 1. During a declared statewide emergency that causes or relates to an increase in unemployment claims.

AB938,10,16 2. For 90 days after any week in which the call center experiences an increase of at least 300 percent in calls compared to the same week during the previous year, and for 90 days after each subsequent week in which such an increase occurs.

AB938,14 Section 14. 108.14 (30) of the statutes is created to read:

AB938,10,20 108.14 (30) (a) The department shall, on at least a weekly basis, perform a comparison of recipients of benefits under this chapter against all of the following for the purpose of detecting fraud or erroneous payments:

AB938,10,22 1. Nationally recognized databases that contain information on death records, including the federal social security administration's death master file.

AB938,10,23 2. The National Association of State Workforce Agencies' integrity data hub.

AB938,10,25 3. The national directory of new hires maintained by the office of child support enforcement in the U.S. department of health and human services.