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A similar law in Oregon was challenged in the Supreme Court, but after it was allowed to go into effect, the Wisconsin Industrial Commission moved ahead with enforcing its living wage statute in 1919 with an initial living wage set at 22 cents. [5] In 1920, the commission hired Arthur J. Altmeyer as its chief statistician.
(The Center Square) – Unemployment rates dropped in 10 of Wisconsin’s 12 metropolitan areas for October from September while all 12 areas saw year over year unemployment declines. Twenty-three ...
Unemployment insurance is funded by both federal and state payroll taxes. In most states, employers pay state and federal unemployment taxes if: (1) they paid wages to employees totaling $1,500 or more in any quarter of a calendar year, or (2) they had at least one employee during any day of a week for 20 or more weeks in a calendar year, regardless of whether those weeks were consecutive.
The Michigan Strategic Fund would take over the State Land Bank Fast Track Authority from the Michigan State Housing Development Authority. [4] The Michigan Department of Talent and Economic Development came into existence on March 16, 2015 with the department's first director being Steve Arwood, concurrently CEO of the MEDC. TIA's first head ...
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s number of individuals employed reached another all-time high in November. The unemployment rate in the state was 2.9% in November, below the national rate of ...
U.S. unemployment claims rose to 214,000 last week, up 25,000 claims from 189,000 the week prior on a seasonally adjusted basis. Wisconsin saw the largest percentage increase in weekly claims ...
This is a list of Wisconsin state agencies. [1] Department of Administration. Division of Energy, Housing and Community Resources; Division of Personnel Management; Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection; Department of Children and Families; Department of Corrections; Department of Employee Trust Funds; Department of Financial ...
Though the unemployment rate is currently at a historical low, economists polled in Bankrate’s Economic Indicator survey predict that a recession could lead to a loss of jobs in the coming year ...