Original 2012 SSDI Ban Reemerges in Evers’ 2021 Budget Proposal
For those with dyslexia, my apologies. But, in 2021 Wisconsin is actually returning to what happened in 2012. That is, Gov. Evers’ 2021 budget proposal seeks to return Wisconsin to the original 2012 SSDI eligibility ban for receiving unemployment benefits.
Here is the story of how disabled workers in Wisconsin continue to get the short end of the stick.
The original eligibility ban, dressed up as a financial offset
In November 2012, the Department introduced proposal D12-05, which stated in relevant part:
2. Create 108.05(7g) Social Security benefits.
(a) If a claimant is receiving, has received, or has filed…