The Oregon state employee., October 01, 1949, Page 7, Image 7

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In any event, however, w e
should continué, to prese.i^Wgwjraipn
With the view' of .S era lizin g our re­
tirement plan.,
Life Insurance
Our group life K sù râ ncespIan under
tfntract with the West Coast Life In-
Juancë I Com] iany was commented] on
by the (©regon State' Insurance^Com-,
missioner at the time it was secured as
being one o^ ^^B est. if not the most
libeW^plan of any group insurance in
effect in this State.'I beliey e lthat we
should continue to put forth every ef­
fort with the view of securing the co­
operation of all State agencies to make
this plan a success. BerOgBariels of
State employees havagreecived $6,000
in benefits under the plan duftng the
ipast ten months^ of this year,,
As you know, the agency which em­
ploys the greàWWnumber of State em-
plowpgl^'till refuses tô permit payroll
deduction. Tf^weF'-werè able to secure
the cooperation of all divi^ic ^ of
State Government for payroll deduc­
tion, the number of ppli&ies iskued
would/be increased to the extent that
itéré would eventually be a financial
return to the Association for the work
put in by our staff of employees in
connection with this|pian.
Recommendation
It is my recommendation that we
confinu ^ B r present contract and re­
new o u r ’efforts for payroll dedudtion.
Unemployment Compensation
Insurance
Private industry under aBag National
S'ocial Security law must ^ B ÿ id e ^ ^
employees with unemployment com­
pensation insuran ce, the cos t of w hich
is the responsibility of the employer.
The basis of unemployment insurance
is for the stabilization of the economic
conditions of this nation. The benefit
to a ll, persons resulting
public
and private enterprise is realized in
the final consumption of goods and
¡ervice^vlt is. contrary to public policy
b permit the supply of goods and
s.eryieés to be f^bn^üiiæd; at prices
which- do notg?-provide I against that
harm tô the population consequent
upon p eriods-of unemS yment S q f
those, who contribute to the product
tion and distribution of such goods
and services.
Ünemployment insurarfêe^ coverage
fomState employees is hot a new idea.
There are' at least '- seven states at the
present time, namely, New York, Wis­
consin, Arizona, Connecticut, Mary­
land, Nevada and Tenn^ ^ ^ ^ E ich
give such protection to their ', em-'
ployees.
The State of ’ Oregon h asm any em-.
ployees generally referred to as sea­
sonal workers. As a matter of fact, are
no ittw I fg^ eop laE ^ ^ S ^ unemployed
during
of th e y ear. I
You will also recall that during the
last depression many full-time em-1
ployees of t y ^ B e were without jpbst
through" no fault ‘of their’ own, and
were ready, willing and able to work.
State employees certainly have the
¡rnmwlto this protection the same as.
those engaged in private industry. It
is my belief that if unemployment in-
surance is good ^ B rnment policy for
H BH employees, it is equally sound-
fpr all.
Recommendation
It is 'my recommendation that? a
commiOe^^^gppoin^ ^ for the pur­
p o s e d making a compieta^^^Œtand
study with the view of securing all
the facts, and if feasible, to present
this subjectSw thoS^gSum Legis^u-fie.
Health and Accident Insurance
Although most State emplo^æslabe-
covered under the workmen’s compen­
sation law in 'casè^ojg^aury or d.eath
arising out of anjjj h
employment, and while many of them
individually’ have personal health and
accident insurance, itMeems' to me that
B ro u g h a group, plan the cost could
be materially reduced. ' In this çonnee||
tion, I refer ypjjto the group (insurance
plan premium which is far below,the
amount, that w e’would have to pay in­
dividually. I am inclined to belieÿe
that any program osLfîbaTOa and acci­
dent insurance— that is, off-the-job in-
surance— is the responsibility of, the
individual employee and might prop-
erly be worked out through' a contract
with a fa rrie r quite similar to the ffro-
f^^mLwe now have for life insurance.
There may be some suggestions pre-
sented in the way of resolutions on (this',
subject?
Recommendation
It is my recommendation that the
^insurance committee give considerable
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