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.
Confidence votes 98. A ton is 2000 lbs, so if you rounded, 1500 lbs equals about 1 ton. The exact answer, however, is .75 or 3/4 of a ton.000 pounds = 4 tons = 3.628739 metric tons   8000 Troy pounds = 3.291428 tons = 2.985934 metric tons   There are also long tons and short tons which would give differen â¦ t answers. 8 people found this useful. Scorpio 10.