Notice of Meeting

Unemployment Insurance Advisory Council

Date: Thursday, March 20, 2025
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: Department of Workforce Development by Teleconference
Public may attend by teleconference:
Phone: 415-655-0003 or 855-282-6330 (toll free) or WebEx
Meeting Number (access code): 26628313584 Meeting Password: DWD1

Agenda

1. Call to order and introductions
2. Approval of minutes of the January 16, 2025 UIAC meeting
3. Department update
4. Quarterly report on UI information technology systems (9/1/2024-12/31/2024)
5. 2025 Fraud Report
6. Trust Fund update – Shashank Partha
7. Unemployment Insurance Financing Overview – Rob Usarek
8. Unemployment Insurance System – LFB Informational Paper 86 (Jan. 2025)
9. Judicial update
   • Catholic Charities v. LIRC
10. Legislation update
    • To amend the CARES Act to extend the statute of limitations for fraud under certain unemployment programs, and for other purposes. (H.R. 1156)
    • 2023-2024 UIAC Bills – Policy (LRB-5530) and Admin Fund (LRB-5529)
    • 2025-2026 Executive Budget (AB 50 / SB 45)
11. Department proposals to amend the unemployment insurance law
    • D25-01 – Electronic Communication and Filing
    • D25-02 – Worker Misclassification Penalties
    • D25-03 – Repeal Waiting Week
    • D25-04 – Increase Maximum Weekly Benefit Amount
    • D25-05 – Increase and Index Maximum Wage Cap
    • D25-06 – Amend SSDI Disqualification
    • D25-07 – Repeal UI Drug Testing
    • D25-08 – Misconduct
    • D25-09 – Repeal Substantial Fault
    • D25-10 – Suitable Work
    • D25-11 – Quit Exception for Relocating Spouse
    • D25-12 – Repeal Work Search and Work Registration Waivers from Statute
12. Labor and Management proposals to amend the unemployment insurance law
13. Research requests
14. 2025-2026 UIAC timeline
15. Future meeting dates: April 17, May 15, June 19, July 17
16. Adjourn

Notice:

• The Council may take up action items at a time other than that listed.
• The Council may not address all agenda items or follow the agenda order.
• The Council members may attend the meeting by teleconference or videoconference.
• The employee or employer representative members of the Council may convene in closed session at any time during the meeting to deliberate any matter for potential action or items listed in this agenda, under Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(ee). The Council may then reconvene again in open session after the closed session.
• This location is accessible to people with disabilities. If you need an accommodation, including an interpreter or information in an alternate format, please contact the UI Division Bureau of Legal Affairs at 608-266-0399 or dial 7-1-1 for Wisconsin Relay Service.