The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-01-07
CHAPTER 2-H. F. No. IL
A BILL

FOR AN ACT to create an unem-
ployment compensation fund from
contributions by employers for the
payment of compensation for in
voluntary unemployment, to pro-
vide for merit ratings for en-
ployers with creditable employ
ment records, to provide for guar
antee employment accounts, to
provide for cooperation with the
Social Security Board of the
United States of America, to pro-
vide penalties for the violation of
said act, to provide for the ad-
ministration thereof, and to ap-
propriate money therefor.
Be is enacted by the Legislature of
the State of Minnesota:
Section /. DECLARATION OF
PUBLIC POLICY. AS a guide to
the Interpretation and application
of this Act, the public policy of this
state, is declared to be as follows:
Economic insecurity due to unem-
ployment is a serious menace to the
health, morals, and welfare of the
people of this State. Involuntary
unemployment is therefore sub
ject of general interest and concern
which requires appropriate action
by the legislature to prevent its
spread and to tighten its burdens.
This can be provided by encourag-
ing employers to provide more sta
BILE employment and by the sys-
tematic accumulation of funds dur
ing periods of employment to pro-
vide benefits for periods Of unem-
ployment, thus maintaining pur-
chasing power and limiting the
serious social consequences of poor
: relief assistance. The legislature,
therefore, declares that in its con-
sidered Judgment the public good
and the general welfare of the
citizens of this State will be pro-
NOTED by providing, under the police
powers of the State for the COM
pulsory setting aside of unemploy-
ment reserves to be used for the
benefit of persons unemployed
through no fault of their own.
Section 2. DEFINITIONS. AS used
: in this Act, unless context clearly
requires otherwise
(a) Cd Annual pay rolf means
. the total amount of wages payable
by an employer Tegardless of the
time of payment for employment
during a calendar year.
ca Average annual pay rolf
means the average of the annual
pay rolls Of any employer for the
last three or five preceding calendar
years, whichever average is higher.
(b) Benefits" means the money
payments payable to an individual,
as provided in this Act, with respect
to his unemployment.
Co Commission" means the In
dustrial Commission of the State Of
Minnesota.
Cd Contributions" means the
payments to the State unemploy-
ment compensation fund required by
this Act
(e) Employing unit" means any
individual or type Of organization,
including any partnership, associa-
ton, trust, estate, joint-stock COM
pany, insurance company, or cor
poration, whether domestic or r-
eign, or the receiver, trustee in
bankruptcy, trustee or successor
thereof, or the legal representative
of deceased person, which has or
subsequent to January /, 1886, had
in its employ eight or more indi-
viduals performing services for it
within this State, and which has
subsequent to January 1, 1887, in
its employ one or more individuals
performing services for it. All in
dividuals performing services with
in this State for any employing unit
which maintains two or more sep
arate establishments within this