WMC Statement on EPA-Proposed Guidelines for PFAS
March 14, 2023
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SURVEY: Workforce Shortage Remains with Recession Likely in 2023
January 19, 2023
MADISON – A new survey of Wisconsin businesses revealed increased economic uncertainty at the start of 2023, with a majority saying a recession is looming.
WMC Joins Employer Rights Act Coalition in Urging Congress to Support the Employee Rights Act of 2022
March 2, 2022
WMC and other business associations wrote a letter to Congress to urge them to support the Employee Rights Act of 2022. This legislation will empower
WMC Testifies in Support of Worker’s Compensation Reform Bill
January 26, 2022
WMC’s Director of Workforce, Education and Employment Policy Rachel Ver Velde, submitted testimony in support of AB 911, the Worker’s Compensation Advisory Council’s agreed upon
WMC Testifies in Support of Legislation that Will Improve Wisconsin’s Unemployment Benefits System
January 26, 2022
WMC’s Executive Vice President of Government Relations Scott Manley testified at the Assembly Committee on Labor & Integrated Employment in support ofAB 910, SB 897,and
WMC: Elimination of “White Bagging” to Result in Higher Health Care Costs for Employers, Employees
January 5, 2022
MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber and manufacturers’ association – joined a coalition of fifty-three business groups and employers on
Rachel Ver Velde Joins WMC as Director of Workforce, Education & Employment Policy
September 17, 2021
MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber manufacturers’ association and safety council –announced Friday that Rachel Ver Velde would be the
WMC Calls on Congress to Oppose PRO Act, Defend Worker Freedom
March 9, 2021
Wisconsin Celebrates Six Year Anniversary of Becoming a Right to Work State MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber and manufacturers’
Representative Schraa Receives WMC’s “Working for Wisconsin” Award
August 31, 2020
MADISON – In Wisconsin, 82 lawmakers repeatedly voted to promote job creation and wage growth during the 2019-20 legislative session. Each of these legislators, including Representative
WMC Applauds Gov. Walker for Signing PLA Neutrality Bill
April 17, 2017
MADISON – Gov. Scott Walker signed 2017 Act 3 into law on Monday, which prohibits the government from requiring a contractor to sign a project
Overtime Rule Halted
November 28, 2016
Madison – Yesterday, U.S. District Judge Mazzant halted the overtime rule that President Obama’s Labor Department issued earlier this year. The new rule was to