The Kusko times., 1937-10-22
WHAT IS UNEMPLOYMENT
 COMPENSATION IN ALASKA?

Every State and Territory of the United States now has an unemploy- n.ent compensation law which con forms with the Federal Social Secur- itv Act. The Alaska Unemployment Compensation Act was passed by the Thirteenth Alaska legislature, extra ordinary session.
 n begin with let Us dwell briefly upon the Federal Social Security Act so that We may recognize the rela- tsonship between the Al&zka Unsm- ployaent Compensation Act and the Federal Social Security Act
 The two Titles of the Federal Act which we, the general public, are most interested in are Titles VIII snd K.
 Title K of the Federal Social Se- cpr;ty Act levies an employers ex- else tax on employers Of eirht or more individuals. The tax under K for the calender year 1q36 was one percent, for 1897 # is two per cent an efter December q, 1897 will be three ner cent of the employers to- tal 0ayro1.
 Win this e7nrloyers' eEcise tax in effect. the Federal Government made 2 rrorosition. you might say, to the 1-fra~ert States ed-izinc them that -he State whose l IegislatCre passed StatA rnemplo lovment compensation bc- which would meet the approval of tho Federal Social Security Board world he entitled to deduct from the Fe7erql tax levisd under Title IX, to the event of 90 per cent of that tax, +he a-ropnt of their contributions 70 tha S-ete unemployment compensation r-r7
 Ter e-an-rIe. n the event the Ter -.to~ial Legislature had not passed an ---r-,rlovr,en+ -onp~ ~nsstisn ect which co0for-ae5 with the requirements Of tho co-tal Security Board. an employ er f eiott or 7'ere inii- 7ualz wac'd hava ben reaui7ed to rsv into the Fe.1e-al Coverrraant tay for the calendar year 1927 of .vo per een..
 This money woul7 have gone into the Federal Treasury ard no part of 1t would have benefited Alaska or Alaskans. By virtue of having an Un- employment Compensation Act in the Territory. the employer is allowed to taE-a credit for the tax of Is per ce-+ 'ez-i-3 under the Unemployment C9-rensat:on Act for the calendar year 199- or the Federal taE Of two per rent-ir o-fer words. % per cent. Tn Short the e-nnlnv=r pavs 1.8 per cent into the Territory and two per cen to -he Tadfrs' Government.
 Ea,h lieble employer will be given an industrial classification number and the tax credited to his account. The Commission viii use the en- plovee's ware records.
 By the time the benefits first be- cone payable. which is January l, 1oSo- 2 syqtsn ot employment offices. will have been established throughout the Territory 10 assist in job place. me1t. ard benefit payment.
 When ar individual becomes unem- ployed he is required to register with the employment office. The employ ment office will immediately endeavor to place the individual in another po- S---t-A3. II -A 4eA4S 10 CB so H4LA4u LnO weeks. and the individual has met the requirements of the Social Security Commission, he will then be rendered 8 benefit check. The amount Of the cheek will be based entirely upon the work record of the individual and will be one-half of his former full-time weekly wage. with a maximum weekly payment of s15.00 for period not 10 exceed 16 weeks.
 Title VIII of the Federal Social Se- curity Act establishes system of old age benefits. This Title must not be confused with unemployment compen- sation as it is an entirely different 'setup and is in no way connected with unenplovrr.It compensation.
 Title VIH imposes a tax upon em- ployers to the amount of one per cent for the calendar years 1887, 1888 and