Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with House amendments and pass a bill that authorizes an employer to report to the Department of Workforce Development an unemployment recipient who declines or fails to show up to a job interview or declines a job offer in Wisconsin.

Highlights:

• Authorizes an employer to report to the Department of Workforce Development when any of the following occurs (Sec. 1):

• An individual declines a job interview or offer;

• An individual fails to respond to an employer’s job offer or interview;

• An individual fails to attend a scheduled interview with the employer;

• An employee claiming benefits is unavailable or unable to perform work that is available to them; or

• An employer recalls an individual who fails to return to work.

• Requires a claimant for unemployment benefits to include in their verification a record of all job offers, job interview offers, recalls to return to work, and any other offers of work received since the prior week’s verification (Sec. 5).

• Specifies that if a claimant for unemployment benefits is required to conduct a reasonable search for suitable work, any of the following actions would result in failure to satisfy that requirement (Sec. 7):

• Declining a job interview offer;

• Failing to respond to a job interview offer within three working days; or

• Canceling or failing to attend a scheduled job interview.

• Specifies that this Act takes effect on the Sunday after its publication (Sec. 15).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes an employer to report to the Department of Workforce Development an unemployment recipient who declines or fails to show up to a job interview or declines a job offer in Wisconsin.

Highlights:

• Authorizes an employer to report to the Department of Workforce Development when any of the following occurs (Sec. 1):

• An individual declines a job interview or offer;

• An individual fails to respond to an employer’s job offer or interview;

• An individual fails to attend a scheduled interview with the employer;

• An employee claiming benefits is unavailable or unable to perform work that is available to them; or

• An employer recalls an individual who fails to return to work.

• Requires a claimant for unemployment benefits to include in their verification a record of all job offers, job interview offers, recalls to return to work, and any other offers of work received since the prior week’s verification (Sec. 5).

• Specifies that if a claimant for unemployment benefits is required to conduct a reasonable search for suitable work, any of the following actions would result in failure to satisfy that requirement (Sec. 7):

• Declining a job interview offer;

• Failing to respond to a job interview offer within three working days; or

• Canceling or failing to attend a scheduled job interview.

• Specifies that this Act takes effect on the Sunday after its publication (Sec. 15).

Full Bill Text