Evening star., 1953-06-16
OFFICIAL NOTICES
REGULATION

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AMENDMENT TO REGULATION vi
OF THE RULES AND REGULATIONS
RELATING TO EMPLOYEES.
It being found by the District Un-
employment Compensation Board
that the efficient administration of
the District of Columbia Unem-
ployment Compensation Act (here-
matter referred to as the ActJ re-
quires an amendment to Regulation
VI Of the Rules and Regulations
Relating to Employees;
Now, therefore. pursuant to the au-
thority contained in Section 13 (b)
of the Act, the Board hereby amends
Regulation VI Of the aforesaid Rules
and Regulations Relating to EN-
five days after publication. whichever
Is the later, to read as follows:
~Regulation VI-RegulRtion for the
payments Of Benefits to Interstate
Claimants. (See section 13 OF the
81. The following regulation shall
govern the Board. in its admins
Erative cooperation with other States
adopting a similar regulation for
the payments of benefits to inter-
state claimants.
90. Definitions.
As used in this regulation, unless
the context clearly requires other
CaJ Interstate Benent Payment Plan
means the plan approved by the
Interstate Conference. of Employment
Security Agencies under which bene-
fltS shall be payable to unemployed
individuals absent from the State
(or StateS) in which beneflt credits
have been accumulated.
Cb) Interstate claimant means an
individual who claims Dement'S un-
der the unemployment insurance
law of one or more liable States
through the facilities OF an agent
sSa S5af no dnf include ans Who
customarily commutes from q resi-
dence in an agent State to work In
O liable State unless the Board tlndS
that this exclusion would create
undue hardship on such claimants
(c1 State includes Alaska, Hawaii,
and the District of Columbia.
(dD Agent State means any state
in which an individual fileS q claim
for benefits from another State;
against which an individual files,
through another State, . claim for
Cf1 senefits' means the compensation
payable to an 1nGiyiidTal Fitn Under 5s
the unemployment insurance Law
(g) week Of unemployment includes
any week. of unemployment IS de
fned in the law Of the the liable aoI9.st state te
such week are claimed:
s.3. Registration for work:
a. Each interstate claimant shall be
registered for work, through any
public employment once IN the agent
law, regulations and procedures OF the
agent State. Such registration shall
be accepted as meeting the regis
tration requirements Of the liable
o. Each agent state shall duly re-
port. to the liable State in question,
whether each. interstate claimant
meets the registration requirements
of the agent State.
(G II a claimant fles q claim
against any State, and II. is de-
termined by such State that the
claimant has available benef1t credits
in such State. then claims shall be
in that state. Thereafter, the claim
ant may file, claims against any
other State in which there are
Ss nEe0sts Senst o sFfdts fbis regulation
benefit credits shall be deemed to
be unavailable whenever benefits
have been exhausted. terminated, or
postponed for an indefinite period
or for the entire period in which
or whenever benefits are affected by
the application Of q seasonal re-
o. The benefit rights of interstate
claimants established by this regu-
lation shall apply only with respect
to new claims (notices OF unem-
ploymenO filled on or after July
"SS.. Claims Claims for Benefits:
(al Claims for benefits e or waiting.
claimants on uniform Interstate
with uniform procedures developed
pursuant to the. Interstate Benefit
Payment Plan Claims ths shaii t1es be MEG n1
week in use in the agent State. Any
adjustments required to Mt the type
Of week used by the liable State
shall be made by the liable State on
the HsSs q bs Ss eS IN
with agent-State regulations FOL
intrastate claims In local employ:
ment ofaces, or at an itineran'
point, or by mail,
of UNEMPLOYMENT in which individ.
ual was not working for his regular
employer. the liable State. shall
under circumstances which It con-
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tinued claim filed up to l week. Of
one reporting period. late. II {
claimant files more than one re-
porting period late, an initial claim
must be used to begin q CLAIM
series and no continued claim for {
past period shall be accepted.
(ii) with respect to weeks Of unem
pioyment during which an individua
Is attached to his regular employer
the liable State shall accept an!
claim which is fled within the tim
limit applicable to such claims un
der the law of the agent state.
S6. Determination of Claims:
(aI The agent State shall, in con
necti0n with each claim filed by o.
Interstate claimant. ascertain an
report to the liable State in auestioI
such facts relating to the claimant
availability for work and eligibilit
for benefits as are readily deter
minable in and by the agent State;
(b) The agent States responstbilit
and authority in connection wit
the determination of interstat
claims shall be limited to inveSti
cation and reporting on relevan
facts. The agent state shall not re
fuse to take an interstate claim.
"7. Appellate Procedure:
(a) The agent state shall anord o
reasonable cooperation in the takin
OF evidence and the holding 4
HEARINGS In connection with appeale
interstate benent claims.