OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

583 

Uonorable'Glaudr ALq Wflllfme 

chairplaa and Exatmtive Blreotar 

Texas Urmuploynent Gcsmpanqation Oomnteaion 

Auetln, Texas 

Beer Birt 
lion. 6lauQe A. Willlmm, page 2 

"Class B -Zm~loysee whose age ie 55 to 59 yeara 

(feaalers 50 to 54) and whoas tern of employolbut haa been 

66 yoare or more. 

"Glase 0 -i%ployeem whose age le less than 85 years 

(fern&W less than 80) and rherre term of eaployment haa 

been 30 yeara or more. 

"b) Dlmbllity~Pen~ion8 

"Clma D -Any smp1oy.o whose terra of outplomn$ 

hae been 15 yeare or more aa& who beoormo totagly dioable0 

by reaeon.of siblrness nay, at the disoretlon of the @onmltte'e and with the approval of the Preeldent or Vioe 

Preeident, be granted @ dluability pansion, uhioh &al& 

Oontlnue for SuOh pario only a8 the Oommittee &ay d~A3e. 

“8) The ewmt ot tko annual pmnrion %n any 0r the 

above bhae8 Im I$ of t&e a+@- aanual pay for. 10 yaeH, 

multlplieB bf t&o number of 7’rm in thr q~qployee*r tern: 

of erplopent. The mlinf~q~arioa r&&l bo #N a mnth, 

but this 18 not tom apply to,dimbllLty penrionr gaated 

tc l p lo y*eur t l& a th a n 80 yea r 68í enio e or to -io na 

g r a a tited o *p a r tit meî emp 1 ~~e.a . 

pay for ten yearn has beeti )l'&OO a year, rill roaolve an 

auuual pension eqmsl to W# 08 )l,SOO, of i)raO, payable 

in monthly amounts of $37.60. 

"6) Seniea pen~n3.0~ an mbjeot to the provit~laua 

wfth reapert to deduotion# as ret forth tn Seation 8, 

Paragraphs 87 and &S. 

-8. Aa~oskle;aJ. Mmb:UW WamZItr. 

sTobl Pieiibility-Full pay 15 weeka, hali ay for 

xmaluder of dlaabllity. I&xMua benefita to bo Seoa 

wee sitsr elr yeas of benefit paymmta. 

VartLal nisabifity-Per t%rrt 13 week@, UN@ of 

~ors in earaing oapagaoltyg ,9ar mmairder of dieabUAty, 

60$ of 106s in earning oapa8iDpr POrio4i of *ymnt8 tit 

to oxwed 6%~ yearn in all. 

. 
585 

*Be&iriin~ JMUA~J~ 1, 1940, the thirteen-week periods 

rrpe@ifieC above sh&ll, fer eocictent Bissbility oasss 

ori&nating oe and ai'tar Muat date, be inoreased to 

oonform to ,ti;o sohedule for full-pay periods set forth 

in the 8:iaknms i;iaobllity Benefit sohedcle belom, if 

the temi of empgploymnt 1s 15 years or more, 

'3. Sfoknese Disability BenefZta. 

Vhhbds benefits Wmmsnoe on the eighth aalendar 

day of’ nbaenae oh aoemmt oi+ 6iokaeea and, beginaing 

January 1, 1840, the sioknesrr bloability beneritm in 

siokneso disabliitg oasoo originating on &nd after 

thet date abali bs a8 follower 

"a) ff term of eaploylnent bu boon 2 to 5 yeara - 

tull pay 4 weeks $ half p%y 9 weeks. 

b) ff terni of rrploy50nt boa been 5 to 10 yean - 

full pq 19 week01 half prv X3 weoko. 

e) If tern of eJl@oymsat hea boWi 10 to 16 yeWa - 

full pay 13 weclko) half pl.zr 39 weeks. 

4) If tern of employment hes been 15 to 29 yeara - 

fuu pay a0 uaOk#~ half pay Ib$,we&s. 

e) ff tera of eniployfneat h8n bsoa 20 to 85 year8 - 

full pay 30 weoko; hall' pay 13 week@. 

i) If lsena of si~rpXeyao%t ha6 been 85 years or 

aore - full pay 88 w*ako. 

X&&.J. Bensritr am uot provided in the ii‘laq fir 

otokueso of eqloyeer af less than two year** oervlae. 

In mob oases ouch pmotloe as the Company my eatabliab 

Srom time to tim will be folLweddt 

*4. Oeeth fh3m~t0. 

If the exi~loyse leorae a wife wbc was living with 

physically c*! iaentally ineapablo af oelt-su pdrt) rho war 

aotual1.y supporaoa br the empWme at the t ! a* af doat& 

the amount to be aarbed is the mmximum rpeai~fe4 in the 

ooheduleo . 
Eon. Clavde 8. rilliaas, page 4 

*In all other oasu the snmunts to bo awarded 

(within thb limits indloatied by Ehe aahedules) and 

the psrciolio tmhoa ttm payiuemto shall be made are 

subject to the dissrstion of the Bsnofit Ocmmlttee. 

*Benofiolarles are lImited to a wife (or husband), 

dependent bhildren and ather dopandsnt relattva of 

t&r deoeaud. 

9x8 Death Bsnsfi6 sohedulu arer 

*a) aaoidsnt Death Warflta. 

TWgardlua of the &eyselu tara of 0mpleymonb 

&ii Aeoidrnt Death Bowfit not ta exae4 the aakount 

rgwified below may be paid in oas8~xf death by 

aeoident arioting out of and ia the ooufsa bf uqloywntc 

“Three year•t payI not to ,exeud $6,0OOt prmidod, 

hewever, that if a greatas amumt setid ham bun paid 

twdor the 8iok~~#r Death wimdula be2ar .&ad WM. 

ra.layu dlod from *ban tram a*otd*nC 

aaxlawn a4 $6,000 ir to the aiwaet of 4. 

Blehauo Barth Bwdl*. 
,. 

58W 
Bon, O1alu* A. WuuaM, pa&* 6 

In eonmotion with the blsabilltp penaioc~, we 

note that mid psneions are paid to em~loy~lr whose terns & 

wsployaumt have been r0r firteon (x5) ~*3pc+m para UI~ rb0 

beoom .dioabl& ae the t4Nlt 0r ~takneee 01 l a o id*nt otlnr 

than by aooidentaL injury arising out of an4 in the oauru 

ai their em loyiwnt. 

! 

An 8nployu who haa workad lua than 

fliteon (13 6 year@ Ir .ntitLod to no swh QN6iOn nor does 

he have any sight tc pertioiplto in the fund. Wo'nete 

further that the amount ot @n&on he reoeirer i,s ;leit 

to the di8OretiOZl Of the hmlttu. ]ror these roesone, 

we are of the opinion that thorn dl.sabilltr penmlon~ are 

not Wtl(ye8 within the auaiag or f3eotlon (0) et ArtLO 8891~17. 

The aooibmt d$&mbil,ity benefitr are p&l t@ aaplsyee8 on aooount oi physioal disability bs work Dp roama 

of e4mideatal Lnjury arialog out of 6iud In the ammo of 

QlQb@blt br the (Topgynl. An 6suployee frr mntitlea to 

rooelto those bsnatif8 rqgartllera of hir 16ngthoi employaant. 

It appoare to urn that thwe bonoifte are naursration naqirmd 

by the aegloyea Sor lnjsrier axl8ing out of and kthe 6~ 

61 8mpl0yi1~t rather tMa reaainuufiO#i ?OT ee~~fO#8 rendon& 

te the aap1oyer. We, thawfore, hold thet m&h bu$ifiirm 

are rrot wage@ within the meaning OS 8eotion (cf of ~Wtiirlo 

atBZlb-1’7, mpra. 

Aa to tha oloknus .dtlaabillty bwwtfit~, wo *TO 

or the opinion that 8ueh benei~to nre w 01 witi& the 

am&nine oi secrtion (0) or Miulo DIBlllLb. 47, : l tQTa * a a tue r c ) 

texable a. N’& we emlo#* a oopy of Qur 0pinLon 100. OIlWN 

iawhiok we held thie'tw oi bsn6fik to be wagea., 

We we of ths opinion that the aooidstnt death 

bat@tkta and the slokaese death benetits are net wag- within 

the meaning of Seotfon (0) of Artlole S%aSb-1’7, euprq due 

to th8 V8w n&&We OS thee batnetits, the unplaree i$ IzW~T 

entitled to thmi~ during his lifetime and the bme1Piofary 

doea not parfonn ay urvlosr ~OF the employer gor which 

the beneriits are. pnld. 

For the reemna herstolore dtsouese4 we ax@ of 

the OQi5bn that certain paymntsr made to a benefialary Ln 

oaae of the death of a person drawleg a psnaion f?opl the 

G-any, are net wages within the RUning ot Seation (0) of 

b’tfel. 6%31b*17, N&W%. 
589 

Eon. Claude A. Willlaam, page 7 

x'e express no opinion as to whether or not any 

pyments made to employees would be wages within thoaaa&ng 

of Section (0) of Artiale S221b-17 should the Plan be tarminated by the Company, 

Yours very truly 

A!lToRwEY GXWBRAL or TBUS