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Disaster Unemployment Assistance Wisconsin

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Does the Disaster Unemployment Assistance program apply to companies in Wisconsin?

The Disaster Unemployment Assistance program is a federal program that is in place in order to help employees across the country get financial assistance if they have lost work as a direct result of a disaster. Because the program is a federal program, it can impact employees not only in Wisconsin, but also in other states in the country.

A disaster can be a flood, fire, or storm. However, in order for the disaster to qualify for financial assistance under the DUA program, the disaster needs to be declared a federal disaster by the President of the United States. Once this declaration has been made, the employee may be able to receive up to 29 months of financial assistance after the disaster.

Not all disasters and employees will qualify for coverage. In order for an employee to qualify for coverage, the employee needs to have been employed at the time of the disaster and the employee cannot also be receiving financial assistance through an unemployment assistance program in any state across the country.

The employee should also meet at least one of the following criteria for coverage:

·         The employee should have been employed at the time of the disaster with the expectation that the employment would have continued if it had not been for the disaster

·         The employee could also not have been employed, but he or she could have had a contract that was scheduled to begin before the disaster

·         The employee should be out of work as a direct result of the disaster. For example, the employee needs to have been injured in the disaster or the employee needs to have worked for an employer that lost his or her place of work in the disaster

·         Individuals may also receive financial assistance if they have become the head of the household as a direct result of the disaster. CB