The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-05
COMPENSATION
ACT EXPLAINED
INSPECTOR ALLEN POINTS OUT
SALIENT FEATURES.
Which Are Popular Alike TO Employ.
srs and Workmen-Seaie Of
Benefits Shown.

Salient features in the workmen's
compensation act passed al the last
session OF the legislature. were point
ell out yesterday by Z. |. Allen. an in
spector of claims against the law, un-
der the state public service commits
sion. who IL in the city for few days.
EXPLAINING to the leading manufac-
tuners the provisions of the law. The
principal provisions are contained In
sections % to 81. inclusive. of the act.
In substance they are as follows:
The commission may pay from the
fund for injury to such employees as
are entitled 20 the benefits OF the law
for medical. nurse and hospital serv-
ices ana medicines as IL may deem
proper in any case not to exceed the
sum OF $40
In case death ensues from injury.
funeral expenses not exceeding SIS
shall be paid 10 the personal repre-
sentative OF the employe. In case OF
temporary or partial disability the
employe shall receive during the con-
tinuance thereof so per cent OF the
impairment OF his earning capacity.
not exceeding s. per week nor less
than 81 per week for a period Of
such partial disability consists of the
loss OF an arm OF a leg at or above
wrist or ankle. or the loss OF an eye.
the period for which compensation
shall be paid may be. but shall not
exceed, SO weeks.
In case Of permanent disability the
award shall be so per cent of the av-
erage weekly wage and shall con-
tinue until death. But not to exceed
Sc Der week nor less than 81 per
week. In case the injury causes death
within a period OF 80 days the bene-
fits shall be in the same amounts and
to the persons as follows:
I ( there be no parent or dependents
the disbursement shall be limited TO
the expense provided for in sections
~ and 30 of the workmen's cOnpensa-
tion law.
Payment TO Parent
II the deceased employe be under
the age of 81 and unmarried and leave
dependent father or mother. the
father. or If there be no father. the
mother. shall be entitled To "a payment
of 80 per cent of the average weekly
wage. not exceeding Sc per week. 10
continue until the employe would have
been 81 years of age.
Dependent. as used in this act.
means a widow. invalid widower.
child under the age az which he or
she may be lawfully employed in any
industry. invalid child over such age.
father. mother. grandfather or grand
! mother. who at the time OF injury
causing death Is dependent in whole
the earnings Of the employe
II the deceased employe leave a
widow or invalid widower the pay
ment shall be 500 a month until the
death or remarriage OF such widow or
widower. and in addition 81 per
month for each child under the age at
which he or she may be lawfully en-
ployed in any industry. TO be paid I'M
I'll such child reaches such age. pro
Vided that the total payment shall
not exceed S35 per month
II the deceased employe be an
adult and there be no widow. widow
! or or child under the age at which
/ he or she may be lawfully employed
in any Industry. but there are wholly
/ dependent persons at the time of
death the payment shall (except in
! the case named in clause OF section
I 33) be % per cent OF the average
monthly support actually received
from the employe during the precd-
ing twelve months. and 20 continue
for the remainder of the period be-
tween the date OF death and six years
after date OF injury and not to
amount 10 more than $50 per month
II there be no widow. widower or
child under the age at which he or she
may be lawfully employed. or Deepen
dent persons. but there are partly
dependent persons NJ the time OF
death. the payment shall be 80 per
cent OF the average monthly support
actually received from the employe
during the preceding twelve months
and 20 continue for such portion OF
me period % six years after the date
Or injury as the commission in case
may determine. and not 10 amount to
more than $50 per month.
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