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Home » Press Releases » Dept. of Workforce Development: Announces disaster unemployment assistance for Wisconsinites impacted by recent severe storms and historic flooding
MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) announced today that federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) is available for eligible workers in Milwaukee, Washington, and Waukesha counties due to severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, and mudslides that occurred Aug. 9, 2025 through Aug. 12, 2025. Gov. Tony Evers declared a state of emergency in Wisconsin on Aug. ...