The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-03-17
Unemployment Pay,
Social Security
Differences Told

office confuSes the Social Secur-
ity program with the Unemploy-
ment Compensation program, ac-
cording to H. H. Thomas. mana
ger of the Holmes county office.
The Social Security is an old
age benefit, which is not payable
until the person reaches IS years
of age, and if the person has
worked the required number of
calender quarters prior to reach
ing the age of IS, then he will
have a claim for Social Security
benefits. This program is financ-
ed by both the employers and en-
ployees who contribute lc out of
every 81 earned during period OF
time worked, to the Collector OF
Internal Revenue.
The Collector of Internal reve-
nue. in turn transmits the con-
tribution under your social securi-
ty account number to the home
office, Baltimore, Md. This
amount remains there until the
social security claimant reaches
the age of IS, or at death, the
beneficiary Of the deceased may
file a claim for cash settlement,
provided the deceased person had
been employed in covered en-
ployment the required number OF
calender quarters prior to death.
All workers are included In this
program except agricultural work.
ers, Federal, State and Municipal
workers, and domestic workers.
The Social Security representa-
tives visit this office, at 104
Spring street, Lexington, on the
first and third Tuesdays of each
month. They arrive here from
their Greenwood office at about
1000 a. m. each LIST and 3rd Tues
days.
For Laid Off Persons
The unemployment compensa-
ton program is an unemployment
insurance for persons who are laid
off from work through no fault of
their own, and who are physical
ly able to work and who are avail
able for work. Persons acquired
these credits of unemployment by
working for covered employers.
A covered employer is an employ
er who employs eight or more per-
sons at least part of one day per
week for 20 calendar weeks dur
ing a calendar year and who con-
tributes to the Unemployment
Compensation Fund. Effective
July l. 1913. the contribution rate
ranges from g per cent to 81 per
cent of each dollar paid to their
employees.
This contribution is all paid by
the employer and none of the
amount is deducted from the en-
ployee's wages. If at anytime a
person who has been working for
a covered employer becomes un-
employed through no fault of
his own he may contact the EN-
ployment Service office, l04
Spring street, Lexington and file
an unemployed claim, provided
they register for work at the same
time; that they are available for
work and are physically able to
work. Possibly one reason why
these two programs are so con-
fusing: it is requirement to pre-
sent your social security number
at the time you file for your I'M
employment compensation.
The Wagner-Peyser act pro-
vides that any person who is eli
gible to file . claim for unemploy-
ment benefits may file their
claim in any state in the United
States or Canada, if desired, and
not necessarily in the state in
which work was performed. How
ever, the claimant filing in an
other state, against some other
state. must meet the requirements
set forth by the state in which he
is filing. But the claim, if paid,
is paid by the state of which the
claimant is filing against.
Veteran Provisions
The above is pertaining to non
veteran unemployment compen-
sation. Veterans who served in
the armed forces since September
6. 1910, and who received dis
charge other than diShonorable
acquired unemployment credits
based on length of honorable SER
vice. This was provided for by
Servicemen's Reimbursement AL
loWance. Act of 1914. Public Law