WI AB168

Requires the Department of Workforce Development to implement identity-proofing measures for unemployment claimants meeting NIST IAL2 and AAL2 digital identity standards before filing initial claims

Mandates training materials including online videos for claimants and employers, plus free quarterly live seminars for employers

Requires department notification to the legislature, governor, and unemployment council when suspending or reducing fraud detection methods

Establishes call center requirements with extended hours (9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays minimum, plus evenings/weekends) during declared emergencies or when call volume increases 100-300% over the prior year

Requires weekly cross-checking of benefit recipients against federal death records, new hire databases, prisoner databases, and immigration databases to detect fraud

Extends the statute of limitations to 8 years for felony unemployment fraud prosecutions related to pandemic-era benefits paid on or before September 4, 2021