Milford chronicle., 1935-02-01
WOULD PROVIDE
INSURANCE FOR
WORKERS PLAN
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of the proposed act. The council
would serve witohut compensation,
its members to be appointed from
time to time, as the Governor shall
prescribe.
Three employment districts would
be created by the commission. one
in each of the three counties, with
State employment Offices in Will
mington, Dover and Georgetown.
An employee would be entitled to
benefits due to unemployment which
continues subsequent to a waiting
period Of three weeks after nOtifica-
tiOn of unemployment, providing
that not more than three weeks Of
unemployment for which no bene-
fit is paid shall be required as
waiting period within any 13 con-
secutive calendar. weeks. No week
Of unemployment would count as
waiting period in any case except
weeks of unemployment as to which
prior written notification of employ
ment has been given.
Benefits would be payable at the
rate of so per cent Of the employees
average weekly wage but not more
than $40 per week nor less than SIS
per week.
Benefits would be paid to an en-
ployee for the weeks during which
he is unemployed and eligible for
benefits. but no employee would re-
ceiye in any IL months benefits for
more than ten weeks, except as pro-
vided under the measure. This pro-
vision is that If an employee has
been working for one employer for
a period greater than a year, ne
shall be entitled to an additional
weeks benefit for each additional
year, with a maximum of four
weeks, making maximum benefit
of IA weeks in any one year.
Defining partial unemployment as
a case where the employees earn
ings in any one week are less than
the benefits to which he would be
entitled if totally unemployed, the
bill provides that one week Of par
tial unemployment shall be consid-
cred as one-half a week Of total un-
to establish the waiting
period.
The bill does not apply to season.
a industries. In which Il is .clistoH=
any for employees TO work no more !
than II weeks a year. Eligibility for
benefits, and limitation on payment
Df benefit, are among the many top !
les clearly defined 81 the bill.
Claims for benefits would be flied /
with the officer Of the State en-
DlOyment ONCE at which written no
ice of the unemployment has been
given. The officer would hold .
learing and the commission would /
constitute a board Of appeals. APP
peal of the commissions decision
would be taken to the Superior
,Ourt of the county in which the em-
DlOyee resides.
Provision is contained in the bill
hat whenever at the beginning OF
n accounting period, the employ
RS account, including his employ 1,
es' contributions. amounts to sos
nut less than 500 per eligible em-
Iloyee, the employer shall pay con-
ributions to the fund at the rate OF
ne per cent of the payroll during
he continuance of the period. When
/ reaches 500 or more per employ
e, the employer would not be re- :
uired to contribute during the cen
Inuance of the period. /
When, ct the beginning OF an ac-
ounting period. the combined &C
punt is over $65 but less than $1O0
aserve per eligible employee, the
mplOyee would contribute one-half
one per cent of his wages for the
1ntinuance of the period. If it has
reserve per eligible employee OF
100 or more, no contributions would /.
: required during the continuance
the period n
Penalties for various violations y
e contained in the bill. ?
The bill says: 1T shall be one OF VI
e purposes Of this act to promote h
e regularization Of employment in
lterprises, localities, industries, 9,
i'd the State. The commission shall n
ke such steps as are within its n
cans for the reduction and preven-
IN of unemployment. To this end 4,
e commission may employ experts, Is
Id may carry on and publish the c
suits of any Investigations and
search which it deems relevant, Il
neither or not directly related to C.
e other purposes and specific pro- o
;iOns of this act." m
The measure opens with public OF
licy declaration, pointing out:
he need for more just, adequate .cl
d systematic provision for indus 81
rs unemployed workers is now lii
nerally admitted. Our American
lie system'-priVate charity and Sa
.-paid relief must be supplement hi
through unemployment reserves "a
luired by law and financed by
Ii employers and employees. EN- sy
lyers Of the State Of Delaware to up
et this problem to any adequate oc
ent, should be required by State nu
rs to pap limited unemployment at
to employees laid off I,
ough no fault Of their own.
rough the release OF purchasing
YER TO jobless workers, uneni-
yment reserves would tend 10
intain better living standards and
iness stability. wi
Unemployment reserve legisla- th'
! is not urged as q complete so be
on for our many-sided unemplOy- Nj
ut problem. but It will help to cl,
inguish between that unemploy- ,IcS
It which should be conipensated
industry. and that for which he
rity-givers and taxpayers may
have ~ nrOvfda Feliafn