Evening star., 1943-06-10

days and the military service must
have been terminated on or before
six months after the war.
On becoming unemployed work.
er is required to make a 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; Cb) that
he is available for work and has
registered for work with the employ
ment center, and 'c) 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 claim for benefits on July l, ,
and it is determined that he quail
IlitS lol oGO NSChlS lIt Idll. uIll lllS
the next 52-Week period. draw
maximum of s40O in benefits. vheth-
er drawn consecutively or at differ
ent periods during that time. Not
until after the following June 30
can there be a REORGANIZATION of
his benefit amount.
Certain Temporary Suspensions.
There are certain disqualification
provisions which will defer the
payment of benefits to an unem-
ployed worker: (aD 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 or
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 a strike, lockout or
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.
Cd If an individual under 81
fails to attend vocational school
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 to
any week if it has been found that
he is unemployed as a result of a
labor dispute, provided, however, he
shall be eligible if he is not par
tlclpating in or directly interested
in the dispute and he does not be-
long to a grade or class of workers
which are participating or directly
interested in the dispute; and f)
an unemployed worker is d:squali-
fed if it 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. No
State pays higher benefit amount
and only one California
which requires employe as we'll as
employer contributions, pays bene-
fits for 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.
(TOrnorroU: The experience
rating principle and hoU it is