Gov. Evers' Handling of Unemployment Claims Remains 'Disastrous': State Rep
Tony Evers hasn't fixed the problems with unemployment claims, a state rep. says.
Rep. Barbara Dittrich (R – Oconomowoc) is calling out what she calls the "ongoing, ineffectual" handling by the Tony Evers' administration of Wisconsin unemployment claims.
Dittrich issued a statement about the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) on August 12, saying, “Last year at this time, my staff and I were spending endless hours dealing with the disastrous handling of
unemployment claims of Wisconsinites displaced by Gov. Evers’ shut down of our state amidst the COVID-19 outbreak. When the governor finally asked for the resignation of the arrogant, floundering Caleb Frostman as DWD Secretary, I was hopeful that things would finally improve. And backlogs did initially decrease."
That wasn't the entire story, she said.
“However, it didn’t take long for a new disaster to unfold under Secretary-Designee Amy Pechacek. Because of DWD errors, letters