National Affairs: Compensation
Montgomery Ward & Co. in its Kansas stores hires extra saleswomen to work on rush Saturdays, pays them for that day only. Last week an official of Kansas' Division of Unemployment Compensation ruled that since Montgomery Ward's extras are partially employed, they are partially unemployed, therefore are due benefits payable for the days when they don't work.
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