The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-06-09

@. noticed in the paper that the
average lump-sum payment CT old
age insurance in the United States
last month was over $40. In this
State the average payment was
about $50. Why should insured
workers in one State get less than
insured workers in another State?
A. Lump-sum payments are now
being paid to living wage earners
who worked in jobs covered by the
old-age insurance provisions Of the
Social Security Act and who have
reached IS years of age since Jan
uary l., 1887. Lump-sum payments
are being made also to the relatives
Of deceased wage earners who were
SO covered. In each case, the pay
ments are based on the earnings of
the employee and amount to 3h
percent of his total wages in jobs
covered by the act. The difference
in average payments for different
States is therefore due to the differ
ence in earnings of the employees
involved.
Q. l lost my job month ago
and went at once to the Employ
ment Service where I registered for
unemployment compensation bene-
fits. / received my first job insurance
check last week. l am still unem-
ployed. What should / do now?
A. You should return to the en-
ployment Office where you filed your
initial claim for benefits in order
that you may file a continued claim
for benefits. While there, you will
of course inquire about another job.
Q. I went fishing a few days ago
and fell into the water. I had my
social security account number card
in my pocket and it was ruined. 1
would like to get a new card, If
that Is possible. Please tell me what
l should do about 1t.
A. You should call or write to
your local Social Security Board Of
flee, giving the number that has
been assigned to you, and ask that
a duplicate card be issued and de-
livered to you.
@. My neighbor and I worked for
the same company until the shop
closed last month. He has been not
flied that he will receive about SIS
week as unemployment compensa-
ton. / have been told that / will get
about $40 a week. think this is
unfair since he is a single man
with no dependents while I am
married man with four children.
Shouldn't receive more than he,
since have family to support?
A. No. Unemployment compensa-.
ton is a form of insurance and the
benefits are based upon wage earn
ings. The fact that your neighbor
receives more benefits than you do
is undoubtedly due to the fact that
his earnings were greater than
yours. The fact that you have de-
pendents has no bearing on the
amount of unemployment compen-
sation benefits to which you are
entitled.
@. am 25 years old and am go
ing to leave private employment and
take q job in Government service. I
am wondering if could collect now
a lump-sum benefit based on my
wages which were covered by the
Social Security Act.
A. No. Lump-sum payments are
made to insured workers who have
reached age IS, or to the relatives
or estate of insured workers who
die before receiving benefits. You
will be able to claim your old-age
insurance benefit when you reach
age 65; not before.
@. After working for firm for
three years, was laid off last week.
My boss told me he was letting
me go because was competent and
for this reason I would not be able
to collect unemployment compensa-
ton benefits. Is this correct.
A. No. If you register at the pub
lie employment Office an dfulfill the
requirements of the law, you should
receive unemployment compensa-
ton benefits.