Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-10-29
Act PROVIDES for Compensation to
Employee Injured in Govern.
ment Service.
Receive Pay for One Year-secretary
of Department Of Commerce and
Labor Administers Act-Families
to Be Taksn Care OF.

ceivc from 1t compensation for in
.jurics sustained in the course of their
employment" which came into effect
OH August 1, Is a measure of great i'm
portance In tb. domain of labor legis-
lation. Under previous laws. compcn-
sation in case Of injury is paid to en-
ployes in the railway mail service and
in the life saving service. The new
law applies to persons employed by the
government as artisans or laborers in
the following services: Arsenals, navy
yards, river and hnrbor construction,
fertilization construction, hazardous enl-
ployment In the reclamation service,
namely in construction and in control
and management Of works, hazardous
employment under the Isthmian canal
commission. government manufacture
ing establishments.
scope of LAW Large.
According to Il rough estimate made
by the department of and la
Dor, about 10000 government employees
come within the provisions of the law.
Compensation will be- paid under this
act only for such injuries to an EN-
plOye as occur in the COURSE of his en-
ploymcnt and cause inability to pursue
his employment for more than fifteen
days. Compensation is not paid if the
injury Is due to the negligence or mis-
conduct OF the employee himself. The
act applies only TO injuries received on
or after August !.
The compensation consists of n con-
%tinuance during the period of disabil-
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pay which the cmploye was receiving
at the time of the injury. If the EN-
ploye is killed by the accident or dies
from the results OF the injury received
and leaves a widow or children under
IL years Of age or dependent parents,
/ the same amount of compensation Is
paid to these dependent relatives until
the completion of the twelve months
period.
Discretionary Power I'm One Man.
The administration Of the act Is in
trusted to the secretary Of commerce
and labor. All questions Of negligence
or misconduct are to he determined by
him. and in case Of death from injury,
the distribution Of the compensation
among the dependent relatives entitled
to 1t must be made according to his or.
derS. Cases of injuries to employees
coming under this act must be reported
to the secretary of commerce and labor
and compensation may be paid only
when approved by him.
No compensation will be paid either
for injury or for death unless the per
sons entitled to such compensation
make application for the same. This
application must be made by the in
jured emplOye, or, in case Of his dcatl
by his dependents and forwarded by til,
official superior of the injured employee
accompanied by a physicians certiti
cate, through the regular official chan
ncls to the secretary Of commerce an,
labor. The secretary is authorized by
the act to demand such additional In
formation. or order such investigation
as is necessary for the proper admin
isrration Of the law.
Regulations Of Law.
Regulations have been prepared by
the secretary Of commerce and labor
for the guidance of officials and en-
plOyes in the government service, and
the necessary forms and blanks nave
been prepared, printed and distributed
among the government offices through
out the country, where persons are EN-
plOyed who cOme under the provisions
of this act. According to these rcgu'
latiOns, reports Of injuries must be
made by the official superior OF the
employee to the secretary Of commerce
and labor not later than the second
day after the accident. Application fol
compensation must he made as soon rs
possible after the first fifteen days OF
disability. If the application Is ap
proved the compensation will be paid
during disability, but for a period moi
exceeding six months, at the end OF
which period. the injured person must
make application for re-eXaminatiol
by a physician provided by the sccre
tary Of commerce and labor, n after
this examination has been made anC
reported, a new approval by the sec
rotary for further payment of compen
sation Is necessary. This procedure II
demanded by section . Of the act. TIT
only other condition required is IA pres
entntion to the disbursing officer Of
each pay day Of II physicians certlf
cate as to the disability of the In
jured person, approved by the oliicia
superior.
Furnish AcSs Statistics.
Applications Of dependents for con
pensation In case Of the death Of a
cmploye from accidental injury mus
be made within 90 days after sue
death. The records Of the applicatio
of this act will furnish valuable ms
terial for statistics of accidents, which
for this country are quite meager. l
order to make the statistics more con
plete and Alluable, reports Of all ace
dental injuries to government employees
regardless of the application of this &C
have been requested from all govern
ment establishments and offices. As tn
number Of United States governmel
emDlOyeS exceeds 300 600, these Stats