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.
In the United States, a short ton is usually known simply as a ton, without distinguishing it from the tonne (1,000 kilograms or 2,204.62262 pounds), known there as the metric ton, or the long ton (2,240 pounds or 1,016.0469088 kilograms), known there as the Imperial ton. Long ton, 2,240 lb (1,016.0469088 kg). 2  Ton. 3  Tonne, also known as a metric ton (t), equal to 1,000 kg (2,204.6226218 lb) or 1 megagram. 4  Tonnage, volume measurement used in maritime shipping, originally based on 100 cubic feet (2.8316846592 m 3).