A state union bargaining unit representing about 1,100 engineers filed a lawsuit against the state Tuesday seeking to stop temporary layoffs. The union argued in the lawsuit filed in Dane County Circuit Court that the state purposefully structured the layoffs so it could recoup unemployment compensation benefits the engineers claim they are entitled to receive. According to the union, its engineers and technical workers are employed in more than a dozen state agencies as well as the University of Wisconsin System.
Office of Strategic Communication