§ 44-713 — Merit awards for certain employees

The secretary of labor, in recognition of meritorious service by individual employees who serve in the administration of the employment security law and who receive a preponderant share of their compensation through the employment security administration fund, is hereby authorized to make meritorious service awards, including the presentation of a service award pin and certificate to each of such employees when such employee has served in such administration a minimum of 10 years. The secretary may also present to each of such employees an additional pin and certificate for each additional five year period of satisfactory service in the administration of the law. The cost of each such pin and certificate shall be paid from the employment security administration fund in the same manner as other expenses of administering the employment security law are paid.

Legislative History

L. 1937, ch. 255, § 13; L. 1941, ch. 264, § 10; L. 1947, ch. 291, § 6; L. 1953, ch. 248, § 1; L. 1959, ch. 223, § 6; L. 1961, ch. 246, § 1; L. 1967, ch. 282, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 191, § 7; L. 1974, ch. 361, § 60; L. 1976, ch. 357, § 2; L. 1976, ch. 370, § 67; L. 2004, ch. 179, § 63; July 1.