Schuyler File August 10, 2020 2 min read

Unemployment Insurance Benefit Charge Relief Opportunity

The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) recently announced that employers may qualify for relief of unemployment benefit charging for employees who were partially or totally laid off due to the public health emergency declared by Executive Order 72.

According to the announcement, employers are not required to file Form UCB-18823-E (Relief of Charging Due to Public Health Emergency Form) in order to receive charging relief for employees laid off and filing claims during the weeks of March 15 through May 16, 2020.

To apply for relief for initial claims filed for weeks after May 16, the employer will need to submit Form UCB-18823-E. The UCB-18823-E form should not be submitted with the Separation Notice.

Generally, UCB-18823-E forms should be submitted within 30 days after the initial claim is filed. However, the DWD has advised that forms for initial claims from May 17, 2020 to June 30, 2020 filed by August 15, 2020 will be accepted. Employers should act fast to apply for relief for any unemployment claims that began on or after May 17, 2020.

More information about the DWD’s announcement can be found here.

A link to the UCB-18823-E form and filing instructions can be found here.

Schuyler File

Schuyler is a partner and consultant at Hausmann Group. He thrives on connecting people and businesses with the expertise needed to solve their most pressing challenges. Most of the time that involves creating a comprehensive benefits strategy to attract and retain talent for his clients’ organizational success. Schuyler is also passionate about coaching and mentoring newer benefit professionals so that they can create efficient and repeatable processes to manage their benefit programs. Schuyler’s connecting and mentoring extends to work he does as an active member with several non-profit organizations including the Metro Milwaukee Society for Human Resource Management, and SHARP Literacy, an organization that provides STEAM based educational opportunities to Metro Milwaukee area students. Prior to joining Hausmann Group, Schuyler practiced law with a national health law firm where he advised healthcare providers on a wide range of corporate and transactional matters. He received his J.D. from Regent University School of Law and completed his undergraduate at Hillsdale College where he majored in marketing management. Schuyler holds Wisconsin insurance licenses for life, accident, health, property, and casualty. Schuyler and his wife have five children that keep him busy with coaching sports and cooking. He is thoroughly enjoying teaching them all how to golf, ski, and play euchre. Schuyler’s favorite place to visit is Petoskey, Michigan.