Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-08-21
PLAN TO A|DWORKMEN
New Compensation Law That Al.
feCts Government Employees.
FOR BENEFIT OF INJURED MEN
About Seventy Thousand Come
Within tho Provisions Of the Edict.
Its Administration Is In Hands Of
Secretary Of Commerce and Labor.

The act Of May 80. 1908, granting
to certain employees Of the United
States the right to receive from it com.
penSation for injuries sustained in the
course of their employment" which
came into effect on Aug. /, is q meas
ure Of great Importance In the domain
of labor legislation.
Under previous laws compensation
In case of injury is paid TO employees
In the railway mail service and in the
life saving service. The new law APP
plies TO persons employed by the gov
eminent as artisans or laborers In the
following services: Arsenals. navy
yards, river and harbor construction,
fertilization construction. hazardous
employment in the reclamation service
namely, in construction and in con-
troll and management OF works: haz.
ardous employment under the isthman
canal commission and in government
manufacturing establishments.
According to a rough estimate made
by the department of commerce and
labor, about $4,000 government EN-
ployees come within the provisions of
the law. Compensation will be paid
under this act only for such injuries
TO an employee as occur in the course
of his employment and cause inability
to pursue his employment for more
than fifteen days. says the New York
Post. Compensation will not be paid
If the injury is due to the negligence or
misconduct of the employee. n'he act
applies only to injuries received on or
after Aug. l.
Compensation consists OF continu,
ance during the period of disability,
but not over one year, OF che same pay
which the employee was receiving ut
the time of the injury. If the employee
is killed by the accident or dies from
the results of the injury received and
leaves widow or children under six.
teen years of age or dependent parents
the same amount of compensation is
paid TO these relatives until the compile,
ton of the twelve months period.
The administration of the act Is in.
trusted to the secretary of commerce
and labor. All questions of negligence
or misconduct are to be determined by
him. and i'll case of death from injury
the distribution of the compensation
among dependent relatives must be
made according to his orders.
No compensation will be, paid either
for injury or for death unless applic..
ton for it is made. This application
| must be made by the injured EN-
| ployec or in case of death by his tie.
pendents and forwarded by the OH.
cial superior of the injured employee
accompanied by Il physicians certla.
cate. through the regular official
channels to the secretary of commerce
| ana labor. The secretary Is author.
lied to demand additional information
or order such investigation us is necrs
sary for the proper administration of
the law
Regulations have been prepared for
the guidance of officials and employees
In the government service. According
to these regulations, 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. Appli
cation for compensation must be ade
as soon as possible after the first tlf.
| lnr -
cation Is approved, the compensation