Representative Paul Tittl of Manitowoc voted to override Governor Evers’ veto of the bill that ended Wisconsin’s enhanced unemployment payments and push unemployed individuals to return to work as businesses and employees struggle through a worker shortage.
The veto override was unsuccessful.
In a news release, Tittl explained that the American Rescue Plan increased unemployment payments by $300 each week, and the continuation has increased the workforce shortage among all sectors.
Tittl called the veto a “mistake” and claimed to receive calls and emails from multiple different fields “crying for help”.
Governor Evers was previously quoted as saying “There is a lack of evidence to support the notion that eliminating supplemental unemployment insurance benefits would bring more individuals into the workforce.”
