WISCONSIN UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE

LELA OPERTON V. LIRC UNEMPLOYMENT AND SUBSTANTIAL FAULT WISCONSIN WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT WISCONSIN UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE

WI Supreme Court takes first look at 2013 law that disqualifies claimants from receiving unemployment benefits for “substantial fault.”

The May 4, 2017 Wisconsin Supreme Court decision in Lela Operton v. LIRC, 2017 WI 46, highlights the need going forward for employers denying unemployment “WI Supreme Court takes first look at 2013 law that disqualifies claimants from receiving unemployment benefits for “substantial fault.””