Individual workers' wages are recorded on the DES wage record files and retained for five quarters to be used for determining monetary benefit entitlement should a worker file a claim for unemployment insurance benefits. The DES is required to establish and maintain a separate experience rate account for each employer.
In the United States and formerly Canada a ton is defined to be 2,000 pounds (907 kg). Where confusion is possible, the 2240 lb ton is called long ton and the 2000 lb ton short ton; the tonne is distinguished by its spelling, but usually pronounced the same as ton, hence the US term metric ton.
1 pound (lb) = 0.0005 short tons (t or ST) = 16 ounces (oz) = 0.45359237 kilograms (kg) = 453592.37 milligrams (mg) = 453.59237 grams (g) = 7000 grains (gr). The short ton (abbreviation and symbol: t, S/T or ST) is a unit of weight used in the US and equal to 2000 pounds (lbs) or 907.18474 kilograms (kg).