The Wisconsin Legislature has passed three bills to reform the state’s unemployment benefits program, and they are expected to be signed into law by Gov. Scott Walker.
The measures combine to allow unemployment recipients to undergo job training without losing benefits, to take part-time training jobs with employers potentially looking for full-time employment, and eliminate barriers for returning veterans seeking employment – including waiving the initial license fee for certain occupational licenses and allowing military training to fulfill requirements for specific professional licenses.
The state Department of Workforce Development has been directed to increase the number of job fairs for veterans and the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs will partner with Milicruit to create a Wisconsin-specific platform to hold online job fairs for veterans. Both agencies recently partnered with Milicruit and other Midwest states to hold a regional online job fair.
