The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-10

against their accounts, with view to
fixing such contribution rates as will
reflect such experience.
Sec. 8. Repealed.
Sec. 8. Merit Rating: Fund Stab
ilization. An employers payment-rate
shall be reduced only as of January
one of calendar year and shall not
be reduced below two and seven tenths
| per cent:
Q) Prior to January one, one thous-
nine hundred forty-one.
(2) Thereafter, unless the total as
sets of the fund, excluding payments
payable at the beginning Of the year
exceed the total benefits paid from the
fund within the last preceding year.
No employers rate shall be less
than one and eight-tenths per cent, un-
less the assets of the entire fund are
at such time at least twice the total
benefits paid from the fund within the
last preceding year.
Sec. 10. Merit Rating: Decreased
Rates. After the requirements of sec
tion nine have been complied with, an
employers payment shall remain two
and seven-tenths per cent, until:
Q) There has elasped three years
throughout which an individual in his
employ could have received benefits if
unemployed and eligible.
(2) His payments credited to his ac-
count for all past years exceed the
benefits charged to his account by an
amount equal to at least seven and
one-half per cent of his average an
nual pay roll, in which case his rate
shall be one and eight-tenths per cent.
(3) His payments credited to his ac-
count for all past years exceed the
benefits charged to his account by an
amount equal to at least ten per cent
of his average annual pay roll, in
which case his rate shall be nine
tenths of one per cent.
The director shall determine an en-
! ployer's compliance with these re-
quirements.
Sec. II. Merit Rating: Increased
Rates. If the total payments credited
to an employers account for all past
periods or the last sixty consecutive
calendar months (whichever period is
the more advantageous to the employ
err are less than the total benefits
charged against his account during
the same period, his rate shall be
three and six-tenths per cent, unless
he shows to the satisfaction of the di-
rector that such experience is due to
an act of God, fire, or other catastro-
phe, or act of civil or military au-
thority, directly affecting the place in
which individuals were employed, by
him, in which case the rate shall be
two and seven-tenths per cent.
Sec. IL. Auxiliary Rates. If the di-
rector determines that the above
rates work inequities and hardships
upon particular individuals or indus
tries he may hold an investigation
after proper notice and hearing and
establish other rates more in conson-
ance with the risk of each employer
and more nearly calculated to increase
stabilization of employment. Rates
fixed by the director shall be subject
to the following limitations.
O The combined rates of all en-
ployers shall be calculated to yield ap-
proximately two and seven-tenths per
cent of the total annual payrolls.
(2) The rate for particular en-
ployer shall not be less than two and
seven-tenths per cent until there has
been three years throughout which an
individual in his employ could have
received benefits if unemployed and
eligible.
Sec. 13. Method of Payment. All
payments shall be made in accordance
with rules and regulations of the di-
rector.
Sec ID. Deduction of Wages Pro-
hibited. An employer shall not deduct
payments in whole or in part from the
wages of an individual in his employ.
Sec. Is. Fractions. In any payment,
fractional part of cent shall be dis
regarded unless it amounts to one
half cent or more, in which case, it
shall be increased to one cent.
Sec. 16. Collection of Payments. The
director in the name cf the state shall