Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-12-09
Job Risk Chief
Makes Clear The
Laws Provisions
First Claims Will be Ac-
cepted at State Employ
ment Offices on Jan. 3.

when and how will Minnesota
workers receive benefits under the
Minnesota Unemployment Compen-
SatiOn Law"
The answer to this question is
given by Frank T. Starkey, Industrial
commissioner in charge of the states
unemployment compensation divis-
ion, in the following statements:
Claims for benefits by unemployed
workers will be accepted beginning
January 3, 1888. The first benefit
payment possible under the law can
not be made until after the third
week in 1888.
No worker will become automat-
ically entitled to benefits merely upon
proof that he is out of work. Ger
tain definite eligibility conditions mus
be met by all workers before receiv-
ing benefits.
Benefits will be in the form OF
weekly checks ranging from a maxi
mum of SIS down to approximately
Sc. A workers benefit rate is sc
per cent of his usual full-time week
ly wage, but not exceeding SIS pei
week. In some instances, where the
usual earnings of a worker are ex-
tremely low, benefits would be sc
per week or three-fourths of the
usual full-time weekly wage, which
ever is less.
ReuuirementS
A worker who claims benefits be-
cause of unemployment on or after
January l, 1888, must comply with
the following eligibility conditions:
He must register Immediately
at the Minnesota Employment
Service office nearest to his home.
employment Service offices will
be opened throughout the state
by January 3, 1888, and a list of
the cities and towns in which
they are to be located will be
available at every covered en-
ployer's work place.
He must file claim for bene-
fits in the same office.
His claim must be substanti-
ated by records at headquarters
of the Minnesota Unemploy-
ment Compensation Division, St.
Paul.
If he files his claim before
April l, 1888, his record must
show that he had earned IL times
his weekly benefit rate in nom
exempted employment during the
first nine months of 1887.
He must report once each week
to the Employment Service office
where he first registered and be
able and willing to accept suit
able work should it be found for
him.
He must fulfill a two-weeks'
waiting period beginning on the
day he filed his claim before be-
coming entitled to benefit check,
which will be paid him once each
week beginning with the third
week of unemployment. No
benefits can be paid for the two
weeks waiting period.
Sixteen Weeks Pay in Year.
An eligible unemployed worker
who files his claim before April
1888, may receive as many as 1e
weeks of benefits, provided the IL
checks do not total more than one
sixth of his total earnings during
the first nine months of 1887. II
one-sixth of his total earnings fol-
the nine months was not as much
as 16 times his benefit rate, he will
receive benefit checks only in the
amount of the one-sixth portion.
A worker who applies for benefits
on or after April l, 1888, must meet
with the same eligibility conditions
as outlined above, with the exception
that he must have earned Is times
his benefit rate during a period OF
IL months instead of nine months
After April l, 1888, the period upon
which the one-sixth of total earnings
is based also is extended to at least
IL months.