Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Workforce Development
DWD 100-150 - Unemployment Insurance
Chapter DWD 149 - Disclosure Of Unemployment Insurance Records
Section DWD 149.02 - Confidentiality of records
Current through February 26, 2024
(1) Unemployment insurance records made or maintained by the department are confidential and not open to public inspection or disclosure, except as provided in subs. (2) and (3).
(2) The department may disclose the following unemployment insurance records if the disclosure is in the interest of the unemployment insurance program and does not interfere with the efficient administration of the program:
(3) The department shall disclose unemployment records as provided in s. DWD 149.04.
(4) The department shall notify every claimant at the time of application and periodically thereafter that confidential unemployment insurance information pertaining to the claimant may be requested and used for other governmental purposes, including verification of eligibility for other government programs.
(5) The department shall notify every employer subject to ch. 108, Stats., annually that wage information and other confidential unemployment insurance information may be requested and used for other governmental purposes, including verification of an individual's eligibility for other government programs.
