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.
A UK ton is 2240lbs. a short ton is 2000lbs and a metric tonne 2204.6lbs. In the US when people quote ton, they are thinking a shortâ¦ ton 2000. There are 2,000 pounds (lbs.) in a standard ton. There are 1,000 pounds in a metric ton.