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Republicans move to reinstate work search requirement

Wisconsin Legislature not expected to do much in 2018
Posted at 4:38 PM, May 07, 2021
and last updated 2021-05-07 20:33:30-04

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans are moving to reinstate a requirement that unemployment people in Wisconsin search for work in order to qualify for benefits while they don’t have a job.

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Friday he would support an effort to reinstate the requirement that was suspended by state officials last year because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Republican Sen. Steve Nass, who co-chairs the Legislature’s committee that has the power to reinstate the rule, said he wants to put it back in place by the end of the month. The rule is currently slated to be reinstated in July.

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