Wis. Admin. Code Department of Workforce Development DWD 113.001 - Definitions

(1) Except as provided in sub. (2), unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning, the definitions in ch. DWD 100 apply to this chapter.

(2) In this chapter:

(a) "Action" means a circuit court proceeding for judicial review of a commission decision or an appeal to either the court of appeals or the supreme court.

(ar) "Bureau of legal affairs" means legal counsel in the unemployment insurance division within the department.

(bm) "Compromise" means department agreement to accept payment of less than the full amount of contributions, payments in lieu of contributions, interest, penalties and costs, as applicable, owed by an employer, former employer, or a person liable for an employing unit's liabilities, in complete fulfillment of the outstanding liability.

(c) "Determination" means an initial determination issued under s. 108.10(1), Stats.

(d) "Employer", in addition to the meaning specified in s. 108.02(13), Stats., includes an employing unit which was formerly an employer under s. 108.02(13), Stats.

(e) "Same business or operation" means operation under the same unemployment insurance employer account, including any account transferred under s. 108.16(8), Stats., with no intervening final determination of account termination under s. 108.02(13) (i), Stats., provided that "same business or operation" shall not be deemed to extend beyond the date the account would have been terminated under s. 108.02(13) (i), Stats., and s. DWD 110.09 but for an unpaid liability, unless the account was reopened under s. DWD 110.10.

(f) "Settle" means to resolve a pending determination, decision or action by agreement.

Notes

Wis. Admin. Code Department of Workforce Development DWD 113.001

Cr. Register, February, 1994, No. 458, eff. 3-1-94, r. (intro.), (5), renum. (1), (4), (6) and (7) to be (2) (a), (b), (c) and (d), renum. (2), (3), (8), (9) and (10) to be 110.02 (9), (10), (44), (51) and (52), cr. (1), (2), Register, September, 1995, No. 477, eff. 10-1-95. Amended by, CR 18-033: am. (1), (2) (intro.), renum. (2) (b) to DWD 100.02(15m) and am., cr. (2) (ar), (2) (bm) renum. from DWD 100.02(10) and am., am. (2) (d), (2) (e) renum. from DWD 100.02(51) and am., (2) (f) renum. from DWD 100.02(52) Register May 2019 No. 761, eff. 6-1-19; correction in (2) (bm) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register May 2019 No. 761, eff. 6/1/2019