Coronavirus (COVID-19) Relief Center
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These resources – like the public health crisis itself – are constantly evolving and are only current as to the date of publication. This page was last updated on June 4, 2020.
For more up-to-date information on the relief programs available in Wisconsin, we recommend that you visit the Department of Workforce Development's COVID-19 Resources, the Department of Health Services' COVID-19 Response Resources for Wisconsinites or the state’s COVID-19 Resources website.
Description of Program and Relief
Work-Share Program for Employers (Alternative to Layoffs)
The Work-Share Program allows employers to avoid layoffs, allowing workers to remain employed and employers to retain trained staff during times of reduced business activity. Instead of laying off workers, a qualified employer can plan to reduce work hours across a work unit. Workers whose hours are uniformly reduced under an approved Work-Share plan receive unemployment benefits that are pro-rated for the partial work reduction.
Government or Lead Agency
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Eligibility Requirements/Restrictions
The plan must include the greater of 20 positions or 10% of the employees in a work unit. Participating employees must be regularly employed by the employer, and both full-time and part-time employees can participate. However, staff employed seasonally, temporarily, or on an intermittent basis are excluded. Only employees that have been employed by the employer for a period of at least three months on the effective date of the Work-Share Program can be participants.
Application Deadlines (If Applicable)
Not applicable
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