The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-01-07

paid such contributions or interest
thereon shall make application for
an adjustment thereof in connection
with subsequent contribution pay
ments, or for a refund thereof
because such adjustment cannot be
made, and the commission shall
| determine that such contributions
or interest or any portion thereof
was enormously collected, the COM
mission shall allow such employer
to make an adjustment thereof
without interest, in connection with
subsequent contribution payments
by him, or if such just adjustment
cannot be made, the commission
shall refund said amount, without
interest, from the fund. For like
cause and within the same period
an adjustment or refund may be
so made on the commissions own
initiative.
Section Is. PROTECTION OF
RIGHTS AND BENEFITS.
(a) Waiver of Rights Void. Nc
agreement by an individual to
waive, release or commute his
rights to benefits or any other
rights under this Act shall be valid
No agreement by any individual
in the employ of any person OF
concern to pay all or any portion
of an employers contributions, re-
quired under this Act from such
employer, shall be valid. No en-
ployer shall directly or indirectly
make or require or accept any de-
duction from wages to finance the
employers contributions required
from him, or require or accept any
waiver of any right hereunder BY
any individual in his employ.
CD No Assignment of Benefits:
Exemptions. No assignment, pledge
or encumbrance of any right tt
benefits which are or may become
due or payable under this Act shall
be valid; and such rights to bene.
fits shall be exempt from levy
execution, attachment, or any other
remedy whatsoever provided fol-
the collection of debt; and benefits
received by any individual, so long
as they are not mingled with Other
funds of the recipient, shall bs
exempt from any remedy whatso.
ever for the collection of all debt.
except debts incurred for neces.
saries furnished to such individual
or his spouse or dependents during
the time when such individual wa.
unemployed. No waiver Of any eX'
emption provided for in this sub
section shall be valid.
Section 16. PENALTIES. "a,
Whoever violates any of the pro
visions of this Act shall be guilt!
of a misdemeanor and shall b
punished by a fine of not NOR,
than $4,000 or by Imprisonment o.
not longer than 80 days.
(b) Any person who wilfully
makes a false statement or repre-.
sentation to obtain any benefits
or payment under the provision:
of this Act either for himself OF
another person or to cause or at.
tempt to cause lower contribu-
ton to be paid to the fund, or any
person who wilfully refuses to pay
a contribution to the fund shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor anc
punished by a fine of not more
than $4,000 or by Imprisonment
of not longer than 80 days.
Section II. REPRESENTATION
IN COURT. In any civil action tc
enforce the provisions Of this Act
the commission and the State may
be represented by any qualified at
torney who is regular salariec
employee of the commission and i:
designated by it for this purpose
or at the commissions request by
the Attorney General; an aggrievec
employee shall be entitled to ap-
pear before any court by himsel1
or with licensed attorney.
Section 10. NONLIABILITY OF
STATE. Benefits shall be deemed
to be due and payable under thi:
Act only to the extent provided II
this Act and to the extent thai
moneys are available therefor tc
the credit of the unemployment
compensation fund and neither the
State nor the commission shall be
liable for any amount in excess OF
such sum.
Section 10. SAVING CLAUSE
The legislature reserves the right
to amend or repeal all or any part
of this Act at any time; and there
shall be no vested private right OF
any kind against such amendment
or repeal. All the rights, privileges
or immunities conferred by this Act
or by acts done pursuant thereto
shall exist subject to the power OF
the legislature to amend or repeal
| this Act at any time. II for any
reason the excise tax on wages pro-
vided for in Title TX Of the Social
Security Act is held to be invalid by
! the Supreme Court of the United
States or the contributions imposed
under this Act are held to be in
valid by court Of last resort, or in
case the Social Security Act is re-
pealed, no further contributions
shall be collected under this Act
and no further benefits paid, ano
any moneys in the unemployment
compensation fund shall be held in
a separate account by the Treasurer
of the State of Minnesota pending
the disposition thereof as may be
provided by law. The contribution
imposed under this Act shall not be
collected for the calendar year 1896
if this Act is not approved by the