State officials are predicting that the current surplus in the state’s unemployment-benefits trust fund will help keep payroll taxes low for employers.

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A bill that would increase the criminal penalties for claimants who fraudulently obtain unemployment benefits has cleared the Wisconsin Senate and is on its way to Gov. Scott Walker’s desk.

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The Wisconsin Assembly has given its blessing to a bill that would increase the criminal penalties for unemployment claimants who fraudulently obtain jobless benefits.

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A panel of lawmakers has given preliminary approval to a bill that contains stricter jobless-benefits rules.

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Stricter rules for those collecting jobless benefits could soon be coming down the road. The state Senate Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform held a public hearing this week on a bill that would make it easier for the state’s Department ...

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Jason R. Lillis v. LRIC

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A judge has upheld an order that a fired Neenah police officer repay unemployment benefits provided by the city.

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It's tax time, and workers who collected unemployment in Wisconsin in 2012 are wondering whether they owe any taxes on their benefit payments. In short, they do.

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2011AP938 Kierstead v. LIRC

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2011AP690 Piontek v. Labor & Industry Review Commission, et al.

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