Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-10
Sick Person Allowed
No Unemployment
Compensation
Three-Week Waiting
Period Required Here
Prior to Payments
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According to the manager Of
State employment service Office, the
questions listed below are asked and
answered many times during every
month:
/. Can I collect unemployment
compensation when I am sick?
2. How soon after I lose my Job
will my weekly payments of I'M
employment compensation begin?
3. If my claim for unemployment
compensation is denied, what can
do about it?
The answer to the first question
Is no. The law says that in order
to receive unemployment compensa-
ton the claimant must be able to
work, willing to work and avail
able for work.
Three Weeks Waiting Period.
The answer to the second question
depends somewhat on circumstances.
AS rule, payments of unemploy-
ment compensation do not begin
Immediately after the worker loses
his job. A waiting period" for the
worker who files an initial claim is
required; that is, he must wait a
certain length of time after being
laid off before receiving benefits. In
the District of Columbia the wait
ing period is three weeks. AS soon
as he is laid off or loses his job, the
worker should 60 to the nearest
State employment service Office, reg
lister for work and make out a claim
for benefits. After he has registered
at this Office, the employment serv-
ice will try to find job for him. If
no available work is found, then. if
he is eligible for benefits, he will
receive compensation for each week
Of unemployment in which he has
registered and filed claim. Such
is the general procedure followed
when claims are filed.
Unemployed workers may be dis
qualified for given period of time
from receipt of benefits if they are
discharged from their jobs for
cause, if they quit voluntarily or if
they refuse to accept a job when
one Is available. Benefits are not
payable to workers on strike or to
those who are unemployed because
Of labor dispute.
Has Right of Appeal.
IT the claimant believes a mistake
has been made in his weekly benefit
amount, his total amount of benefit,
his period of disqualification, or if
he questions the decision concern
ing his eligibility to receive benefits,
what can he do about it? He should
60 promptly to the employment
service Office and discuss the matter
with a responsible representative.
The representative will undertake
to adjust or correct the error. If
the claimant is not satisfied with
the explanation or adjustment, he
has the right to appeal the case.
If, after the referee or appeals
tribunal passes on the appeal, the
claimant is still dissatisfied with the
decision, he may take a further ap-
peal to the State Commission or
Board of Review, and from there he
has a final appeal to the courts.
The claimant is not required to
have lawyer to present his case
in any review or appeal of any &C
ton, although, if he wishes, he may
have some one represent him. No
fees of any kind will be charged by
the unemployment compensation
reviewing body for these appeals.
For further information apply to
the D. c. Unemployment Compensa-
ton Board, 47O Indiana avenue.