The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-06

1t is an optional statute and EN-.
ployers have the right to elect to
avail themselves of the provision Of
the law, or not to do so, as they de.
sire; but the law, nevertheless, af.
fects all employers and embraces in
Its provisions the best of the German
and English systems of workmen's
compensation; of the former in that
1t enlarges the liability OF the en-
ployer who does not contribute to
the state insurance fund by paying
his premium for the protection af
forded by the law, and of the latter
by abrogating the liability of the en-
ployer who comes under the state
plan.
While the statute itself is a long
one, covering several pages of the
General Code, yet It is easily under
stood.
Mr.. William C. Archer, secretary OF
the state liability board of awards,
the state department which admins
ters the compensation law, has out.
lined some of its leading features in
catechetical form under the title,
Some Plain Questions and Answers
on the Compensation Law of Ohio"
as follows:
Q. Is the state liability board of
awards a private company engaged in
the insurance business?
A. No; it is a state department,
created by statute and administered
by three members appointed by the
governor.
Q. Is the state insurance fund
raised by taxation?
A. No; it is a fund raised by con-
tribution from employers and their
employees
@. DO all employers contribute to
the state insurance fund?
A. No; only those who elect upon
their own motion to do so.
@. Who has charge Of the state
insurance fund?
A. The treasurer Of the state of
Ohio is the custodian of the fund and
handles the money.
Q. To whom is money paid out Of
the state insurance fund?
A. Only to the injured employees or
the dependents of killed employees of |
employers who have paid premiums |
into the state insurance fund.
Q. Is money from this fund dis
bursed only to the injured employe
or the dependents of killed employees |
in Ohio?
A. Yes, only to them and to none
other.
O. What amount Of compensation
does an injured employe receive?
A. His medical and hospital bills
up to 5000;
If killed, his funeral expenses up
to $3.50;
He receives no compensation for
the first week of disability;
His compensation is two-thirds Of
his weekly wages, but not less than
Sc per week nor more than $12 per
week in any case;
He may not receive compensation
for partial disability for period
longer than six years;
If totally disabled, he receives COM
pensation as long as he lives;
If his injury results in his death
within two years after the happening
Of the accident, then his dependents
receive as compensation two-thirds of
lis weekly wage for a period not to
exceed six years; and, if they are
wholly dependent, the amount of com.
1ensation must not be less than 81 800
or more than $3,400.
@. If an Ohio employer sends any ]
me of his employees into another state ]
o do work are such employees en-
titled to compensation or award from 1
he state insurance fund in case Of ]
injury or death?
A. Yes. The law says that any I
Employer who shall pay into the state !
he state liability board Of awards
shall not be liable to respond in dam I
ages "for injuries or death to any {
such employees wherever occurring" {
@. Are not the salaries and ex,
)enses of the state liability board of l
w dl 10 pdld OlJ vi lllt bLeilS lllS vi etllCC
und? {
A. No Such salaries and expenses t
ire paid out of the general revenue
und Of the state, just as the governor '
nd judges of the supreme court and I
ther state officers are paid i
@. What amount of money does t
my employer pay into the state in
urance fund to protect his employees S
II case Of injury? il
A. The amount varies with differ. f
mt employments according to thu
azard of the industry. the number e
( men employed and wages expended. t
@. Is it optional with the employer h
rhether or not he pay a premium into a
he state insurance fund, thereby O
aiming for himself and his employees
he rights to the benefits Of the law? s
A. Yes; it is optional with the EN-. 9
loyer. c
Q. Is 1t optional with the employees a