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By daphne McCullough
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
The Rappahannock Supervisors were faced with another potentially expensive state mandate at last Thursday’s Board meeting, but had no option other than to approve participation in a state and federally required unemployment compensation program effective January 1, 1978.
Clerk Diane Bruce explained to the Supervisors that their Only choice lay in deciding whether to classify the county as a reimbursable or contributing employer.
As a contributing employer, the county would pay a monthly fee on a quarterly basis to cover unemployment claims, according to Ms. Bruce. Under the reimbursable option, she said that no monthly payments would be assessed. Instead, the county would repay the state “dollar for dollar” for all claims.
“How does this apply to us?” asked Supervisor H. B. Wood.
“That was my question,” commented Chairman E. P. Luke, adding that he didn’t know which county employees would be covered under manadatory unemployment compensation.
Ms. Bruce said she thought school employees and not county constitutional officers were covered. She noted that ‘he county had 30 days to decide which category it wanted and return the required forms to state offices or else be placed automatically in the contributing employer category. As a contributing employer, the county would be
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