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Fallout from errors on unemployment claims

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

May 6, 2022

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Victor Forberger, a labor attorney in Madison, explains ongoing problems with Wisconsin's unemployment insurance system in the wake of the pandemic and what happens if claimants make application complaints.

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