Employment & HR

DWD recovers $17K in penalty wages for minors

McDonald’s franchisee ordered to pay nearly $60,000 for child labor violations

Foxconn to add 700 jobs in Mount Pleasant

Modification of Wisconsin facility will accommodate demand for AI

Claims for unemployment benefits drop to 196,000

Last week’s claims are the lowest number of claims since mid-July

Manufacturing closures affect 140 jobs in Tomahawk, Marshfield

State DWD reports 33 plant closings so far this year

Report: Wisconsin brain drain one of worst in nation

The Wisconsin Policy Forum estimates that 59.8% of Wisconsin-born adults who now live in another state have a bachelor’s degree or higher

St. Mary’s nurses file charges against SSM

Nurses claim SSM violated federal labor law by refusing to negotiate

US economy creates 162,000 nonfarm jobs in August

Report exceeds expectations for more modest growth

Three Wisconsin trucking schools closed in immigration crackdown

More than 100 schools nationally will lose their accreditation

UnityPoint Health among four companies to lay off workers

Health care provider to lay off more than 300 workers around the country

Perreault named new CEO of Morgridge Institute for Research

He will succeed Brad Schwartz in early 2027