Preference of required payments

Wis. Stat. § 108.23
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In the event of an employer’s dissolution, reorganization, bankruptcy, receivership, assignment for benefit of creditors, judicially confirmed extension proposal or composition, or any analogous situation including the administration of estates in circuit courts, the payments required of the employer under this chapter shall have preference over all claims of general creditors and shall be paid next after the payment of preferred claims for wages. If the employer is indebted to the federal government for taxes due under the federal unemployment tax act and a claim for the taxes has been duly filed, the amount of contributions which should be paid to allow the employer the maximum offset against the taxes shall have preference over preferred claims for wages and shall be on a par with debts due the United States, if by establishing the preference the offset against the federal tax can be secured under 26 USC 3302 (a) (3).
Source: WI Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/108.23Fetched: 10/7/2026