The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-07-07
UCO NEWS LETTER
Roberts BrOadcasts

The series Of radio broadcasts ex
planning the Ohio Unemployment Com
pensation law was given over Radio
Station WOSU, Columbus, $40 kilo
cycles, for the past two months by w.
T. Roberts, labor member Of the Ohio
Commission, will be continued indef-
nitely it was announced today. Com
missioner Roberts broadcasts each
Monday morning from 1870 to 10:45.
He is assisted by A. NJ. Whitmer, In
formational Representative Of the
Commission.
To Report Wages Of u Million
Workers
Wages earned by more than 112
million workers protected by the Ohio
unemployment compensation law dur
ing the second quarter Of 1898, are to
be reported to the Unemployment
Commission, Columbus, on a revised
form now being distributed to 45,0C0
employers of three or more workers
liable for contributions to the states
unemployment fund. The new form
! UCO-75, drafted in keeping with the
Commissions effort to simplify re-
porting procedures to the fullest eX-
tent, requires employers to show the
number Of calendar weeks in which the
worker performed service, since en-
| ployment in 20 weeks Of so is prob
ably the most important eligibility re-
quirement insured jobless workers
must meet to receive benefits after
January /, 1889.
UCO Return Due July
| Contributions to the Ohio unemploy-
ment fund are due from liable en-
| ployers for the second quarter on July
lst, and are delinquent after July 3lst,
according to special notice issued by
the Unemployment Compensation Com
mission, 80 n. Third St., Columbus.
Social Security Explained
A pamphlet explaining "The Social
Security Act and Social Security in
Ohio" prepared by William Papier,
Chief Of the Division Of Research and
Statistics, Unemployment Compensa-
tion Commission, has been issued by
the Ohio State Employment Service
division of the Commission for free
distribution to the public. Copies may
! be obtained by writing to Ohio State
Employment Service 6S Z. Gay street,
Columbus, o.
WHkC BrOadcasts Compensation
Program
Ohio's Unemployment Compensa-
ton program is discussed each Tues
day morning at $3.50 over radio station
WHKC, Columbus, for benefit of wage
earners protected under the law and
employers liable for contributions to
the unemployment fund. The discuss
ions are conducted by A. NJ. Whitmer,
| Chief of the Ohio Commissions In
formational Service, "Budd" Sweeney
and Johnnie" Moses, WHKC staff
members.
Workers Pay No Part of Compensation
Cost
Most of the letters received by the
Unemployment Commission, Columbus,
are from unemployed people who be-
lieve deductions taken from their pay
checks while working, We're for unem-
/ ployment compensation, the Commiss-
ions International Service reports.
The reductions were for the workers
old age insurance and have no con-
nection with unemployment compen-
sation, which is provided entirely by
contributions of employers. The un-
employment fund can be used only for
payment of benefits to the eligible un-
employed after January 1st.
Procedure Completed
Procedure for handling claims and
the payment Of benefits has been work
ed out by the Ohio Unemployment
/ Compensation Commission and sub
mitted to the Social Security Board in