The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-01-09
AID FOR WORKERS
Provisions of New York's Com
pensation Law.
EMPLOYERS HELD LIABLE.
Two thirds Of Average Weekly Wages
Shall Be Paid Injured Employees
During Continuance of Total Disabii-
ity--Commission to Execute Law.

Shall Be Paid Injured Employees
During Continuance of Total Disabii-
ity-Commission to Execute Law.
The workmens compensation law
passed recently by the New York legis
lature does not go into effect as to the
payment of the compensation required
until the lst Of next July
The principle OF the law is that all
employers in the groups OF hazardous
employments' specified in the law shall
be liable to pay compensation for in
jury to their employees or In case of
death compensation to those depend
ent on such employees. says the New
York Times.
The law fixes the rates Of compensa-
tion for various injuries resulting in
various degrees of disability or In
death. The general basis Of such com
pensation is two-thirds OF the average
rate of wages paid at the time Of in
jury and each specified disability Is to
be compensated by the payment of this
average weekly sum for defined num-
ber OF weeks The weekly amount
cannot go below 81 or above $13 except
In case of the loss OF an arm, foot leg
or eye. when the maximum is $40. In
case OF permanent partial disability
the aggregate OF weekly payments Is
limited to $500.
In case of death the employer Is to
pay funeral expenses not exceeding
800 and is to pay to dependents OF
the deceased workmen as specified an
amount not more than two-thirds of
the weekly wages This ceases, In
case Of a widow. with remarriage,
when. however. two years compensa-
ton may be paid In lump. In case Of
children the payment ceases when they
reach the age Of eighteen. The week
~ wage. the unit of calculation OF the
compensation required, as we interpret
the law. Is the average amount agreed
upon at the time the injury Is incurred
without reference to the continuity of
employment The only exception to
the employers liability is when 1.-The
injury is occasioned by the willful In
tention of the injured employee to
bring about the injury or death Of him
self or of another or where the injury
results solely from the intoxication OF
the injured employee while on duty"
| Elaborate provision is made to insure
the payment of the compensation fixed
| by the law Four methods are defined
| The employer may satisfy the authori
! ties that he is responsible and can then
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mutual insurance association with
other employers to be approved by the
| authorities. or he may Insure in cas-
| ualty company authorized TO do bust
| uess In this state. or he may insure In
| the state fund In the last named case
he Is released from all liability. In
! the others be remains liable IL the in
surers. or carriers of insurance de
| fault
To execute the law and carry out It's
| extensive and varied provisions the
state workmen's compensation COM
| mission is created. 1t consists OF five
| members appointed by the governor
| for five years each, one member going
out each year. 1t has great powers. 1t
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1t decides primarily on the facts of all
| claims. On questions OF law a limited
| appeal lies to the appellate division of
| the supreme court. 1t has power to In
| spect and investigate. 1t is required
| to study the actual operations Of en-
| ployers, and ii may change the amount
| of insurance according to its judgment
as to the liability incurred In such op-
| erations. 1t has charge Of the receipts
| and payments In the state fund,
though the moneys and securities are
| placed in the hands Of the state treas
| urer. 1t may, upon hearings. change
| the groups defined in the law and
| transfer employments from one to an
other. In its hearings and investiga-
tions the technical rules OF legal evil
dence are not required 1t has the
| power to issue subpoenas. and 1t can
punish for contempt. 1t can remove
any subordinate at discretion. It's own
members can be removed only by the
governor after public hearing In per-
son or by counsel.