Wisconsin Protections Related to COVID-19

To get more information or to apply, visit https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/uiben/

Governor Evers issued Executive Order #72 to better enable workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic to access unemployment benefits.

For more information and updates, visit https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/covid19/public/ui.htm

WISCONSIN CIVIL and HUMAN RIGHTS and DVR LAW

If you have a disability that affects yours risk for contracting COVID-19 or being harmed if you do contract the virus, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation from your employer.

For more information, visit the Disability Rights Wisconsin department at: www.disabilityrightswi.org/covid-19/

For information regarding the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation visit: https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/covid19/public/dvr.htm

For information on the Americans with Disabilities Act nationally, visit the website at www.eeoc.gov/facts/pandemic_flu.html for more information.

WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH

Wisconsin is a Federally Mandated OSHA state. For more information about workplace safety and health related to COVID-19: www.osha.gov/SLTC/covid-19/

To find an OSHA Wisconsin office near you visit: www.osha.gov/contactus/bystate/WI/areaoffice

WORKER’S COMPENSATION

Call the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Madison 608-266-1340 (press 1), Milwaukee 414-227-4381, or Appleton 920-832-5450 if you have a question about whether you are entitled to workers’ compensation benefits.

FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (FMLA)

Call the U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division at 866-487-9243 with questions or see U.S. DOL’s COVID-19 FMLA Guidance, and for Wisconsin-specific information https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/covid19/public/er.htm

WISCONSIN USW DISTRICT 2 CONTACT INFORMATION

Menasha Office: 920-722-7360
West Allis Office: 414-475-4560