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.
Learn the difference between a short ton, a long ton and a metric ton. A short ton equals 2,000 pounds. A short ton or U.S. ton or net ton (sometimes just ton) equals 2,000 pounds, a long ton or an avoirdupois ton is 2,240 pounds and a metric ton or tone is 2,204.62 pounds. The difference between a short ton, a long ton and a metric ton are given below: