Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-06

mencing January first of any calen-
dar year shall be less than two and
seven-tenthS per centum, unless the
total assets Of the fund, excluding
contributions nc; yet paid at the
beginning OF such calendar year,
exceed the total benefits paid from
the fund within the last preceding
calendar year; and no employers
rate shall be less than one and
eight-tenths per centum unless such
assets at such time were at least
twice the total benefits paid from
the fund within such last preceding
year.
cd The commission shall estab-
lish a guaranteed employment &C
count for any employer who chooses
to be bound by the provisions of
this subsection and shall after the
calendar year 1888 fix the rate of
contribution of each and any en-
ployer who chooses to come under
the provisions of this subsection at
the rate of five-tenths of one per
centum Of this previous annual
payroll, if said employer complies
with the following terms and con-
ditions:
Cd If at the beginning of any
calendar year the total of all con-
tribution5 paid by the employer on
his own behalf in said guaranteed
employment account exceeds the
total benefits charged to his &C
count for all such years by seven
and one-half per centum Of his
previous annual payroll.
CD That said employer has full
filled the terms and conditions of
having furnished to all of the in
dividuals in his employ during the
previous calendar year not less
than the number of hours of wages
and weeks of wages Of the guaran-
tee as hereinafter provided.
CD That said employer shall
guarantee under plan to be ap-
proved by the commission to all Of
his employees in one or more dis
tinct establishments in his employ
at the time of putting such plan
into effect (and to each employee
who IS thereafter employed and
continued in employment after a
total Of eight weeks of employment
included within IL or less consecu-
tive calendar weeks In advance for
stated one year periods at least 30
hours OF wages for each OF 40
calendar weeks Cor more, with one
weekly hour deducted for each
added week Guaranteed.
(4 That said employer shall de-
post with the commission such
security or securities or give said
commission such assurance as said
commission shall require that he
shall fulfill the terms of his guar
antee out of which securities or
account compensation shall be pay
able with respect to the unemploy-
ment of any individual whose
guarantee of employment is not
fulfilled or renewed and who is
otherwise eligible for compensation
under the provisions of this act"
Section 3. That Section 5, Chap
ter 2, Extra Session Laws of 1886 is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Section S. BENEFITS. (a) Pay
ment of Benefits. Beginning jan
uary l, 1898, benefits shall become
payable from the fund. All bene-
fits shall be paid through employ
ment offices, in accordance with
such regulations as the commission
may prescribe.
(b) Weekly Benefit Amount for
Total Unemployment. Each eligible
individual who is totally unem-
ployed Gas defined in Section 2
(m } in any week shall be paid,
with respect to such week, benefits
at the rate of so per centum of his
full-time weekly wages, but not
more than $500 per week, nor less
than either $500 or three fourths
OF such full-time weekly wage
whichever is the lesser.
Co Weekly Benefit for Partial
Unemployment. Each eligible in
dividual who is partially unem-
ployed Gas defined in Section 2
R) in any week shall be paid
with respect to such week partial
benefit. Such partial benefit shall
be an amount equal to the diff
ference between his weekly benefit
amount Gas defined in Section 2
(Q) and five-sixths of his wages
for such week. If such partial bene-
mt for any week equals less than
$500, it shall not be payable unless
and until the accumulated total of
such partial benefits with respect
to weeks occurring within the pre-
ceding 13 weeks equal $500 or
more. Where an employee is fur
nlshed part-time employment at
regularly recurring intervals the
total amount of compensation to
which he shall be entitled here
under for any period of four con-
secutive weeks shall not exceed an
amount which, when added to his
wages earned during that period,
will equal eight dollars more than
four times his weekly benefit
amount as defined in section 2 (O.
I'D Determination of Full-time
Weekly Wage. Cd The full-time
weekly wage of any individual
means the weekly wages that such
individual would receive If he were
employed at the most recent wage
rate earned by him in employment
by an employer in his base period
and for the customary scheduled
tull-time weekly hours prevailing
for his occupation in the enter
prise in which he last earned wages
in employment by an employer
during his base period.
CD If the commission finds that
the full time weekly wage, as above
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