Thursday, December 19, 2002
11:00 am - 12:00 pm.
State Office Building
Room 45
819 North 6th Street
Milwaukee, WI
Interested persons are invited to appear at the hearings and will be afforded the opportunity to make an oral presentation of their positions. Persons making oral presentations are requested to submit their facts, views, and suggested rewording in writing. If you have special needs or circumstances that may make communication or accessibility difficult at the hearings, please call (608) 267-1405 at least 10 days prior to the hearing date. Accommodations such as ASL interpreters, English translators, or materials in audiotape format will be made available on request to the fullest extent possible.
Analysis Prepared by the Department of Workforce Development
The proposed rule will reduce the number of hours that a claimant must be available for full-time suitable work to be eligible for unemployment insurance from 35 to 32 hours. This change is proposed because a significant percentage of the modern workforce does not work 35 to 40 hours per week, often due to child care or other obligations.
Rule Text
SECTION 1. DWD 100.02 (28) is amended to read:
DWD 100.02 (28) “Full-time" means work which is performed for 35 32 or more hours in a week.
SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This rule shall take effect on the first day of the month following publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register as provided in s.
227.22 (2) (intro.), Stats.
Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The proposed rule does not affect small business.
Fiscal Impact
There is no fiscal impact.
Contact Information
For substantive questions concerning the proposed rule, contact Tom Smith, Research Attorney, UI Bureau of Legal Affairs, 266-9641.
Written Comments
Written comments on the proposed rules received at the following address no later than Friday, December 20, 2002, will be given the same consideration as testimony presented at the hearing.
Tom Smith, Research Attorney
UI Bureau of Legal Affairs
Department of Workforce Development
P.O. Box 8942
Madison, WI 53707-8942
