La Crosse SHRM
Presentation
05/21/2014
DeWayne Street
Amy Studden
John Metcalf
Jim Chiolino
Lutfi Shahrani
Division of Employment & Training:
Creation of a value driven labor market
for Wisconsin
Can we accept
Business as Usual?
The drivers behind market change:
Technology, Knowledge, Innovation, Competition
The driver behind market success:
#1 response = Talent (a scarce resource)
How Employers Think
How Does Business Think?
The HUMAN Age = Human Capital +Talent Development
• Current State
• Change Management Initiative
– Focus on how business thinks
– Greater need for demand-driven programming in current economy
– Value Drivers
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Talent Development
Client Services
Customer Services
Economic Development
Economic Research, Data Analysis, and Forecasting
Thank You!
DeWayne Street
608-266-3623
DeWayne2.Street@dwd.wi.gov
Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR)
Recruitment. Results. Retention.
DVR Overview
• Collaborative member of Wisconsin workforce system
• Premier employment service and counseling program serving
17,000 people with disabilities who want to work (including
7,000 work-ready and 7,000 in training)
• Statewide business services program
• Voluntary and no cost
• THE single largest talent pool of persons with disabilities in
Wisconsin
Business Services
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Statewide team of Business Service Consultants (BSCs)
Members of workforce area business service teams
Member of National Employment Team (NET)
Services offered: Recruitment/ Retention Assistance
Goals
– Developing relationships
– Meeting business needs
– Qualified individuals / quality matches
– Retention, not just placement
A Better Bottom Line
Announced by Governor Walker in his 2014
State of the State Address: encourages
businesses to hire people with disabilities
“Make no mistake, A Better Bottom Line is
not about charity. A Better Bottom Line
means helping both the individual and the
company do well. We are looking for ways
to help employers hire people with
disabilities who will add value to their
organizations.”
DVR Hiring Incentives / Initiatives
• OJT: Custom work / training program; DVR pays 50% of salary & fringe for ≥ 90 days
• TWE: Work experience; DVR pays wages for 90 days
• LTE Program: For public agencies; DVR pays wages for 6 months
• Place and train: customized (business designed) training for applicants +
prescreened candidates + on the job supports
• And more:
• Pre-screening / candidate matching
• Tax credit opportunities
• A more diversified workforce
• Ongoing support after the hire
• Partnerships with Job Service, Apprenticeship, and Veterans Services
• Single point of contact
• National Employment Team (NET) + TAP
Thank You!
Amy Studden
608-799-6308
Amy.Studden@dwd.wi.gov
Worker’s Compensation Overview
The Bargain
The Worker’s Compensation Division is charged with administrating
the original bargain, struck between employers and employees, as
negotiated and modified by labor and management and as
approved by the Legislature.
- Exclusive Remedy (no employer liability in tort)
- No Fault Coverage (limited to medical benefits and defined indemnity payments)
Features of the Wisconsin System
Worker's Compensation in Wisconsin is a $1.8 billion-dollar-a-year system,
frequently recognized as a national model.
Shortest duration of lost time in the nation
Low average claim costs: 37th of 45 jurisdictions
Lowest average premium rates in Upper Midwest
Stable premiums for employers
Wisconsin’s workers’ compensation system provides one of the best value
propositions for workers and their employers. Workers were paid more promptly
and achieved many better-than-average outcomes. Employers paid lower-thanaverage costs per claim.
(WCRI) - CompScope™ Benchmarks for Wisconsin, 9th Edition (Jan. 2009)
Worker’s Compensation Advisory Council
Widely considered to be the cornerstone to Wisconsin’s model
system
Management and Labor voting representatives
Detects and analyzes threats to the “balance” of the WC bargain
Negotiates changes to the WC Act and administrative rules to
maintain balance
Worker’s Compensation Online Support
Wisconsin Worker’s Compensation Division website
 http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/wc/
Worker information
 http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/wc/workers/
Employer information
 http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/wc/employers/
Legal information
 http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/wc/legal/
Worker's Compensation Advisory Council information
 http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/wc/councils/wcac/
Worker’s Compensation Statutes and Administrative Rules
Chapter 102, Wisconsin Statutes
 http://docs.legis.wi.gov/statutes/statutes/102.pdf
DWD 80 – 82, Wisconsin Administrative Code
 http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code/toc/dwd
Thank You!
John Metcalf
608-266-6841
John.Metcalf@dwd.wi.gov
Equal Rights Division
volume of complaints through
outreach/education
rules to ensure a level-playing field
state and federal labor rules
to makes laws easier to
understand
Reform,
Reduce,
Repeal
Bob Rodriguez
Administrator
Joe Handrick
Administrator, Equal Rights Division
Simplify & Create One Set of Rules Where Practicable
Examples:
• Line up child labor codes with the feds
ACT 286
• Simplify record keeping for certain executives
ACT 285
• Line up exemptions to overtime and minimum wage
codes with the feds
Equal Rights Division
Thank You!
Jim Chiolino
608-266-3345
Jim.Chiolino@dwd.wi.gov
Unemployment Insurance Update
Law Changes
Transforming the UI Business model to improve the efficiency and
value for employers
Examples:
• Streamlined Quit Exceptions
• Misconduct Revisions
• Substantial Fault
• Other Changes
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Increased Work Search Requirement
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SSDI
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Work Search for Temporary Help Employers
Unemployment Insurance to Employment Initiative
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Skill Explorer
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Initial Claims Redesign
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UI Compliance for RES
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Enhanced Job Center of Wisconsin website
Improved Customer Service
• New enhanced systems to support online services for claimants
and Employers.
• Increased focus on outreach, education, and communication
with the Business community.
• Enhanced systems to improve program integrity and recover
overpayments for the Trust Fund.
Thank You!
Lutfi Shahrani
608-266-8211
Lutfi.Shahrani@dwd.wi.gov
Questions?