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those who enter the armed services
are preserved until after the work.
er's release from the service The
only qualifications are that the
worker must have been in the serv-
ice for period of 80 consecutive
days and the military service must
have been terminated on or before
six months after the war.
On becoming unemployed, a work
er is required to make claim for
benefits with the District Unemploy-
ment Compensation Board. His
eligibility is determined upon the
following conditions: (a) That he
is physically able to work; (b) that
he is available for work and has
registered for work with the employ
ment center, and Co that he has
been unemployed for a waiting Pc
rlod of one week.
On filing a claim for benefits, an
unemployed worker begins his ben
eft year" This is the 52-consecu-
tive-week period following the ini-
tial claim for benefits and for which
period his benefit rights are fixed by
his employment record for the base
period preceding his claim for bene-
fits. In other words, if a worker
files a claim for benefits on July l,
and it is determined that he quail
ifles for $40 weekly, he can. during
the next 52-week period, draw a
maximum of S400 in benefits. wheth-
er drawn consecutively or at differ
ent periods during that time Not
until after the following June 30
can there be redetermination of
his benefit amount.
Certain Temporary Suspensions.
There are certain disqualification
provisions which will defer the
payment of benefits to an unem-
plOyed worker: (a) An individual
who leaves his most recent employ
ment without good cause shall not
be eligible for benefits for three
weeks following his leaving: (b) on
discharge for misconduct. the work.
er shall not be eligible for benefits
for the week of his discharge nor for
period of from one to four weeks
Immediately following, as de-
termined by the board, (c) failure
to apply for work as prescribed OF
failure to accept work when offered
defers benefits for the week during
which such failure occurred and for
three weeks Immediately following
However. if the position offered is
vacant due to strike. lockout OF
other labor dispute, or if the wages
earnings, hours or other conditions
of work are less favorable than those
prevailing for similar work in the
| community, or if the worker is re-
quired to either join a company
union or to resign or refrain from
joining bona fide labor organiza-
| ton, then he shall not be dis
qualified
Some Outright Disqualifications.
I'D If an individual under q
fails to attend a voca tional schoo
when recommended, he shall not
be eligible for benefits during any
week in which such failure occurred
| (e) An individual shall not be
eligible for benefits with respect tc
any week if it has been found that
he is unemployed as result of a
labor dispute, provided, however, he
shall be eligible If he is not par
tlcipating in or directly interested
in the dispute and he does not be-
long to grade or class of workers
which are participating or directly
| interested in the dispute; and f)
an unemployed worker is disquali.
| lied If 1t is found that he is eligible
for unemployment compensation
under any other unemployment
compensation law of another State
or of the United States.
AS stated in the first article OF
this series, the benefit provisions
OF the new District law are the
most liberal in the country Nc
State pays higher benefit amour,
and only one State-Californi
which requires employe as we'll as
employer contributions, pays bene-
fits for a longer period of time:
the one week waiting period is
equivalent to the lowest in the
country and no other State is more
lenient in its disqualification pro-
visions
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