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Victor Forberger
Attorney Victor Forberger operates a solo legal practice focused on labor, employment, and unemployment law in Wisconsin. His work includes representing employees and employers in cases involving workplace discrimination, harassment, wage disputes, just cause for discharge, and collective bargaining. He also provides specialized representation in unemployment compensation appeals, leveraging his prior experience as an administrative law judge and hearing officer in Massachusetts. His publications and blog posts address practical legal issues such as unemployment legislation, postal service changes affecting legal deadlines, and detailed case analyses. The content is aimed at informing clients and the public about labor and unemployment law developments and practical legal guidance in these areas.
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Claim-filing study looking for participants
Help make government unemployment insurance forms easier to use — and get a $50 Visa gift card for your feedback.
The US Dep’t of Labor and Nava Public Benefit Corporation are looking for individuals who are unemployed or who have…
Limits of AI and LLM for attorneys
Note: Creepio, an AI, is a featured player among Auralnauts.
The current infatuation with Artificial Intelligence (AI), especially at the state bar which is pushing CLEs about how lawyers need to get on the AI bandwagon, is generally an…
Lab test subjects as employees
In late 2022 and early 2023, a few folks started contacting me about being disqualified or having to repay unemployment benefits they received during the Covid-19 pandemic because of their participation in lab testing studies.
Then at the July 2023…
PUA documentation notice is legally defective
In Colleen Koch, PUA Hearing No. 21603562MD (28 Jan. 2022), the Commission held that the Department’s notice for the PUA documentation requirement is legally defective, as the notice lacked notice language for filing the documentation late with good cause.…
No primary income test for PUA benefits in Wisconsin
Unique among the states, Wisconsin implemented PUA benefits during the Covid-19 pandemic with specific restrictions that did NOT match any actual statutory or regulatory requirements. One of these was a primary income test to deny PUA benefits to part-time workers…
Explaining Mastodon for Wisconsin lawyers
With twitter deteriorating by the day, there is a need for social media options. And, one of those options is Mastodon and the Fediverse. Unlike other social media where a person signs up for an account at a central…
Letter to Governor Evers
For the unemployment bills — AB147, AB149, AB150, and AB152 — recently passed by the legislature, I am urging Governor Evers to veto these bills in this letter.
I understand you are busy with the budget…
Claim-Filing questions in Wisconsin as of June 2022
Here is some updated information on the claim-filing questions in Wisconsin. You can find prior versions of these questions at this October 2020 post, which has the questions that existed as of September 2020.
This info is based on…
Work requirements, wages, and jobs
Debt ceiling talks are focused on abstract “work requirements.” What these actually mean are not described in any detail. The unstated presumption is that people who receive government benefits do not work in some way because of those government benefits.…