The Department of Workforce Development blames Republicans for moving too slowly, costing Wisconsin 25 million dollars in federal funding.
When Congress approved the CARES Act, it included provisions to reimburse states for unemployment benefits as long as they didn’t make applicants wait a week before getting help.
A state relief package was passed the middle of last month suspending Wisconsin’s one-week waiting period – and it was retroactive to March.
D-W-D says Republican legislative leaders didn’t schedule a floor session to approve the change until April 13th – two weeks after Congress passed the CARES Act.
