WI SB196

Employers may report to DWD when individuals decline job interviews or offers, fail to respond to interview/job offers, cancel or miss scheduled interviews without rescheduling, are unavailable for available work, or fail to return when recalled from UI benefits

Claimants who decline, fail to respond to (within 3 working days), or cancel/miss job interviews in a given week are ineligible for benefits that week, though they may contest reports by demonstrating inaccuracy, good cause, or prompt rescheduling attempts

Claimants must provide weekly verification of all job offers, interview offers, recalls to work, and other work offers received or responded to since the prior week's verification

Changes DWD's authority to recover overpayments from permissive ("may") to mandatory ("shall"), including cases of identity fraud where someone obtains benefits using another person's credentials

DWD must establish reporting methods (telephone, email, online portal) for employers to report work refusals, provide plain-language notices to claimants about suitable work requirements, and include employer report data in annual UI fraud reports to the legislature