Murphy, Maurice J., executive vice president, Automotive Trade Association, National Capital area_- Nance, O. C., Jr., president, Central Business Association, Inc____ O'Connell, Hon. James T., Acting Secretary of Labor... Press, William H., executive vice president, Washington Board Preston, F. G., Chief, Benefit Department, District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Board. Rappley, W. W., president, National Publishing Co.. Rulon, W. B., Jr., president, Hogates, Rulon-Henderson, Inc... Taylor, George R., president, Heron Todd Steel Construction Wharton, C. A., director, District Unemployment Compensation Wood, Harvey E., manager, R. C.-Nehi Bottling Co.... Beall, Hon. J. Glenn, United States Senator from Maryland...--- Martin, John M., House Ways and Means Committee, summary of policy decisions in regard to unemployment insurance Morse, Hon. Wayne, United States Senator from Oregon, article Maximum weekly benefits, by State Maximum number of weeks of benefit, by State- Maximum weekly benefit amounts, by States_ Percentage distribution of January to March 1956 exhaustees 134 Ratio of 1957 maximum benefit amount to 1956 wages, by States__ Significant provisions of State unemployment insurance laws, State rank order of weekly benefit, by amounts. Statistical supplement, labor market and employment security, disqualification by issue, by State, October to December 1957-- 83, 84 Summary of 1957 unemployment insurance financial operations, Variable versus fixed duration States-exhaustion ratios__ Weeks of disqualification data, District of Columbia Unemploy- Exhibits: The Economic Function of Unemployment Compensation Insur- 99 Area Employment up, Fewer District Jobs, Washington Post, April Dip Reported in Jobless for March, Washington Post, April 19, 1958.- District of Columbia Jobless Drop Less Than Usual, The Evening Rail Workers Here Facing Loss of Jobs, Washington Post, April 19, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION ACT MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1958 UNITED STATES SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH, EDUCATION, WELFARE, AND SAFETY OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Washington, D. C. The subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 10:30 a. m., in the District of Columbia Committee room, P-38, the Capitol, Senator Wayne Morse presiding. Present: Senators Wayne Morse and John D. Hoblitzell, Jr. Also present: Leo Casey, chief clerk; William P. Gulledge, counsel; Donald P. Feldman, assistant counsel; Charles Lee, assistant chief clerk. (S. 1214, S. 2419, S. 3493, S. 3647, and H. R. 10625 are as follows:) [S. 1214, 85th Cong., 1st sess.] A BILL To amend the District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Act, as amended Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Act, approved August 28, 1935 (49 Stat. 946), as amended (title 46, chapter 3, D. C. Code, 1951 edition; 68 Stat. 988), is further amended as follows: The proviso in section 7 (c) is amended by striking out "not less than the amount appearing on one of the lines in column (C) above" and inserting in lieu thereof "not less than the amount appearing in column (C) of such table on a line which is not more than two lines above the line on which such weekly benefit amount appears in column (B)”. Section 7 (d) is amended to read as follows: "(d) Any otherwise eligible individual shall be entitled during any benefit year to a total amount of benefits equal to twenty-six times his weekly benefit amount." Section 10 (a) is amended to read as follows: “(a) An individual who has left his most recent work voluntarily without good cause, as determined by the Board under regulations prescribed by it, shall not be eligible for benefits with respect to the week in which such leaving occurred and with respect to the six consecutive weeks of unemployment which immediately follow such week." Section 10 (b) is amended to read as follows: "(b) An individual who has been discharged for misconduct occurring in the course of his most recent work proved to the satisfaction of the Board shall not be eligible for benefits with respect to the week in which such discharge occurred and for the six weeks of consecutive unemployment immediately following such week." Section 10 (c) is amended to read as follows: “(c) If an individual otherwise eligible for benefits fails, without good cause as determined by the Board under regulations prescribed by it, either to apply for a new work found by the Board to be suitable when notified by any employment office, or to accept any suitable work when offered to him by any em 1 ployment office, his union hiring hall, or any employer direct, he shall not be eligible for benefits with respect to the week in which such failure occurred and with respect to the six consecutive weeks of unemployment which immediately follow such week. In determining whether or not work is suitable within the meaning of this subsection the Board shall consider (1) the physical fitness and prior training, experience, and earnings of the individual, (2) the distance of the place of work from the individual's place of residence, and (3) the risk involved as to health, safety, or morals." [S. 2419, 85th Cong., 1st sess.] A BILL To amend the District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Act, and for other purposes Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Act, approved August 28, 1935 (49 Stat. 946), as amended (title 46, ch. 3, D. C. Code, 1951 edition), is further amended as follows: Section 1 (b) (5) (F) is amended to read as follows: "(F) service performed in the employ of a Senator, Representative, Delegate, Resident Commissioner or any organization composed solely of a group of the foregoing, insofar as such services are in connection with legislative or political matters;". Section 4 (b) is amended by adding at the end of the first sentence the following: "Wages unpaid solely because of a court order appointing a fiduciary shall be deemed constructively paid when due." Section 4 (c) is amended to read as follows: "(c) (1) If contributions are not paid when due, there shall be added, as part of the contributions, interest at the rate of one-half of 1 per centum per month or fraction thereof from the date the contributions became due until paid: Provided, That interest shall not run against a court appointed fiduciary when the contributions are not paid timely because of a court order. "(2) If contributions or wage reports are not filed on or before the fifteenth day of the second month following the close of the calendar quarter or contributions are not paid by that time, there shall be added as part of the contributions a penalty of 10 per centum of the contributions but such penalty shall not be less than $5 nor more than $25 and for good cause such penalty may be waived by the Board with the approval of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia." Section 4 (d) is amended to read as follows: "(d) In the event of the death, dissolution, insolvency, receivership, bankruptcy, composition, or assignment for benefit of creditors of any employer, contributions then or thereafter due from such employer under this section shall have a priority over all other claims, except that such contributions shall be on a parity with taxes due the United States and subservient to wages (not exceeding $600 with respect to any individual) due for services performed within the three months preceding such event." Section 19 (e) is amended to read as follows: "(e) Any person who the Board finds has made a false statement or representation knowing it to be false, or who knowingly fails to disclose a material fact to obtain or increase any benefit under this Act may be disqualified for benefits for all or part of the remainder of such benefit year and for a period of not more than one year commencing with the end of such benefit year. Such disqualification shall not affect benefits paid after the date of such fraud and prior to the date of the ruling of disqualification. "All findings under this subsection shall be made by a claims deputy of the Board and such findings shall be subject to review in the same manner as all other disqualifications made by a claim deputy of the Board." SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect on the first day of the next succeeding calendar quarter following the enactment of this Act except that the amendment to section 1 (b) (5) (F) shall be retroactive to January 1, 1936. No refund may be made because of any retroactive provision in this Act. |