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November 17, 2006
 Arbitration Ruling in Jeanine B. v. Doyle
An arbitrator for the state of Wisconsin has ruled that the state
Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare (BMCW) must continue the
caseworker retention efforts it initiated in 2005 in to correct an
annual 50% turnover rate. In 2004, the BMCW lost 129 of 233 workers
(55%). In 2005, it lost 113 of 210 caseworkers (54%). Since the
retention initiatives were established late 2005, turnover rates
have been cut in half.
The arbitrators binding ruling is in response to a 2002 settlement
agreement in the Jeanine B. v. Doyle federal class-action case. The
settlement requires the BMCW to implement necessary corrective
actions when the state is out of compliance with the expected
benchmarks for child safety, permanence and well-being.
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