WI AB167

Requires Joint Committee on Finance approval before Wisconsin can accept federal funds that would increase weekly unemployment benefit rates or extend total weeks of benefits beyond state-established limits; any such "benefit augmentation" must be subject to termination by the committee

Expands grounds for disqualification from unemployment benefits due to misconduct, including theft of employer's confidential information, unauthorized use of employer credit cards, destruction of employer records, and violations of employer social media policies

Requires out-of-state unemployment claimants to register with their local job center website or labor market exchange, with the Department of Workforce Development verifying compliance

Modifies absenteeism-related misconduct rules to allow disqualification when employees violate a reasonable employer policy on absenteeism/tardiness specified in an acknowledged employment manual

Increases work search audit requirements, mandating the department assess at least 50% of all work search actions reported by claimants (previously no minimum threshold specified)