Evening star., 1937-12-21
A[TMEYER SHOWS
SECURITY ADVANCE
Report on Achievements Is
Given on National Radio
Forum.
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ard are used only for the purpose Of
the Social Security Act. There are
324 offices of the Social Security Board
located throughout the United States
At which persons may find out about
their rights and duties under the old
age insurance system
As co1trasted with the old-age in
gurance system, unemployment COM
pensation or Job insurance is admin
istered by the States. although the
passage OF the State laws was made
possible by the uniform Federal tax
imposed by the Social Security Act
and 100 per cent of the cost Of ad-
ministration of these laws is financed
by the Federal Government. All of
the States and Territories now have
unemployment compensation laws. In
most States agricultural workers, do
mestic servants, employees Of small en-
ployers and few other classes Of em-
ployes are not covered by these laws.
However, about two-thirds Of the wage
earners Of the country are covered.
Wisconsin Payments Begun.
AA oAASA w OuAu up
fund to pay benefits all of these States
have been collecting taxes from en-
ployers and in some States from en-
ployes as well. WisconSin's law went
Into effect in 1884 and therefore that
State commenced paying out-of-work
benefits in the fall of 1896. Twenty
one more States and the District of
Ta1I1r, hio vrill CT ~ kn~AS%~
soon after the first of January.
Thus this coming new year may be
welcomed as the year in which the
United States put into operation q
systematic, well-organized plan, estab-
hshed on permanent basis and made
possible by the Social Security Act to
provide some measure of financial sup
port to those who lose their jobs
through no fault Of their own.
The % States which will pay out
of-work benefits in January extend in
an almost continuous line from Maine
to Texas. and from Texas along the
Pacific Coast to Oregon. Among
them are all of the New England
States, then New York, Pennsylvania,
Maryland and the District of Colum-
bia in the Middle Atlantic group, and
nearly all Of the South Atlantic and
South Central States, and California
. and oregon on he Pacific Coast.
They also include Wisconsin and
Minnesota in the Middle West.
Before the close of 1898, eight more
States will begin these payments.
Thus 81 States in all will join in the
Nationwide program next year Be-
fore the end of 1899 all the rest OF
the States will follow suit.
Benefits Range from S. to SIS.
Although lob insurance" benefits
are usually about half of a workers
normal wage and are limited to a
certain number OF weeks, they will
help to tide the worker over until he
fnds another job. He will be entitled
to them just as he is entitled to
benefits from any other kind of
insurance. In most States, these
weekly benefits range from a mini
mum of SIS week to a maximum of
SIS week for each unemployed per-
son, depending upon the amount of
wages worker has earned, and the
length of time he has worked
Most OF the States pay benefits for
Q maximum of Is weeks, although in
some States such payments are made
for only IL weeks, and in others for
as long as 20 weeks. To receive bene-
fits for the maximum number Of
weeks, a worker must have earned a
certain amount in wages during
certain period in 1885 Or 1887, de-
pending upon the law in his State.
In order to obtain these benefits
an unemployed worker is required to
register at the nearest public en-
ployment Office. There he will not
only be helped to fill out his claim,
but also helped to fnd another Job.
Thus, the payment of unemployment
benefits Is only part of an unem-
ployment compensation system OF
greater importance is the effort to
find work for the unemployed This
tie-up between the State public en-
ployment services and unemployment
benefit payments in a single system
extends from coast to coast.
Waiting Period Provided.
should emphasize that registration
at the public employment ONCE does
not mean that the worker will imme-
diately receive benefit payments. The
laws Of all the States require worker
70 wait certain number Of weeks
after his first registration before he
can receive payments. In IL of the
~ States mentioned the initial watt
ing period is two weeks of total un-
employment, in eight States the wait
ing period is three weeks and in two
States it is four weeks Not until the
waiting period is ended Is . worker
entitled to his first benefit check, and