Bills for unemployment reserve funds in New York State Legislature, 1934 Byrne-Condon bill Person, partnership, association, corporation, ex- Bill doesn't apply to seasonal industry in which If employed by 1 or more employers in the While available for employment and unable to No requirement as to length of service with indi- Receiving less than $2,000 per year. Farm laborers, employment not in usual course Employee eligible for benefits if unemployment due to trade dispute. No benefits while receiving compensation.. Steingut-Mastick bill Commissioner may require employer to furnish Bill doesn't apply to seasonal industry in which If employed by 1 or more employers in the While available for employment and uhable to Receiving less than $2,000 per year. Ehrlich bill If resident of the State for 2 years or employed for 40 weeks within preceding 2 years. While physically able and available for work and unable to find employment for which he is reasonably fitted. Employee of less than 6 months' service not eligible for benefits. Receiving less than $2,000 per year. Farm laborers, domestic servants, teachers, part- Not entitled to benefits if unemployment due to trade disputes involving employer. No benefits while receiving compensation. As to benefits. 11. Unemployment benefits: (1) By whom paid. (2) Amount. (3) Waiting period. Benefits paid in such manner as commissioner Over $20 wage, $15 per week; $15-20, $12.50 per (4) Number of benefits. Maximum, 16 weeks in any 12 months: (1) 1 week's (5) Part-time workers. benefit for each 3 weeks of employment during Committee to be appointed to make recom- 12. Conditions for receiving Notice of unemployment given to State em- benefits. 13. Claims for benefits claims. 14. Credit on State tax. Appeal board of 3 set up in each appeal district, Benefits paid in such manner as commissioner $15 per week or 50 percent of average weekly 3 weeks (not more than 3 weeks as waiting period ment. Notice of unemployment given to State em- Appeal board of 3 set up in each appeal district, Department of Labor with advisory employment 2 years after contributions commence. Benefits paid direct by employer. $15 per week or 50 percent of average weekly wage, whichever is lower, with minimum of $5 per week. 4 weeks waiting period for lay-offs. No benefits for those unemployed through misconduct or voluntary leaving. Maximum of 16 weeks in any 12 months. UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1934 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met at 10 a.m., Hon. David J. Lewis (chairman) presiding. Mr. LEWIS. The committee will please come to order. Will you proceed, Mr. Andrews, and describe your relation to this subject matter, and what you are doing. Mr. Andrews is testifying a little out of place, and we trust it will not prove a serious inconvenience to anyone. STATEMENT OF JOHN B. ANDREWS, REPRESENTING AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR LABOR LEGISLATION, NEW YORK, N.Y. Mr. ANDREWS. My name is John B. Andrews, secretary of American Association for Labor Legislation, with headquarters in New York City, at 131 East Twenty-third Street. For more than 25 years I have worked for constructive social legislation, for accident-compensation laws, for old-age-pension laws, and more recently for unemployment insurance. I have, in fact, been steadily at this work, Mr. Chairman, since the time when you succeeded in getting the pioneer workmen's compensation law enacted in Maryland just a quarter of a century ago. I am appearing at these hearings at the request of your committee. I was asked particularly to discuss today the status of the pending legislation in the States, and to give my opinion as to the effect of the present bill upon the fortunes of the measures introduced in the various States. Four years ago I got a committee together to draft a bill for unemployment compensation legislation by the States. We distributed our plan in thousands of copies and public interest in unemployment during this depression led to the introduction of the bill in many States. Last year, in fact, 68 compulsory unemployment compensation bills were introduced in 25 State legislatures and bills were passed through one house in seven of them. For the convenience of your committee I will simply file a brief analysis of these 68 State bills as a part of the record. Mr. LEWIS. Very good. Mr. ANDREWS. In most respects the bills are very similar and the measure introduced by Senator Wagner for the District of Columbia is the form that has been most widely discussed during the past 4 years. Mr. COOPER. As to these 68 bills which you speak of, are they all identically the same? |