How Do I Apply for Unemployment Benefits with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development?

Amazing residents of the state of Wisconsin have a right to know exactly how to apply for unemployment benefits! However, it can be confusing. This article will help you. We are going to explain to you how you can apply below. Ready to get started? Great! Let's do it:

1. To qualify for unemployment benefits in the state of Wisconsin you must have earned income in at least two of the previous four quarters. During one of those quarters, you must have earned a minimum of $1,350. You also have to have earned a minimum of $1890 in your base period along with a minimum of $216 per quarter in each quarter.

2. Wisconsin allows qualified residents to receive between $54 and $370 per week. It depends on your earnings in your base period. A weekly benefit rate of 4% is based on your earnings in the highest quarter in your base period. If you earned $5000 during the highest quarter, you are entitled to $200 per week.

3. You can claim unemployment benefits for up to 26 weeks in Wisconsin.

4. In Wisconsin, you are eligible for unemployment if you have lost your job and it was not your fault. So if you were laid off by your employer, you would be eligible unless you were terminated because of misconduct or for other reasons that were your fault.

5. To apply for unemployment benefits in Wisconsin, you first will want to gather the following items: your prior employer's contact number, your most recent wage information, your driver's license number or your identification number, an alien registered identification number or registration number (if you're not a US citizen), your checking or your savings account information if you would like to be paid through a direct deposit, DD #214 Form (for those that were in the military within the last 2 years), information on any applicable severance pay you may have received (if that is applicable), complete employment history for the last 18 months, the address where you get your mail currently, your email, your phone number, your social security number, the specific reason you lost your job, and your home address.

6. After you have gathered the items mentioned above, you can apply on the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development's website.

7. If you are denied by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development for unemployment benefits, you have the right to appeal it by mail or online. However, you must appeal it no later than the date given to you in your denial letter.

8. If you require more help, please visit our web page dedicated to connecting people with a human at the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.