The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-31
WHAT 10 DO IN
 CASE IS OF INJURY <
Commissioner Buckingham Re- ceives Manual Of Pro-
 cedllre.
School Teachers, Policemen and Bremen Not Under
 Compensation Acts < Provision.
How the Worker May Lay His
 Claim For Injury Under $ 4g Faithful Service.

Claim For Injury Undef
 a Faithful Service.
 How an ernple}ye who receives in L jury may proceed to recover compen- 'E ssation5 or what ought to be done by 1 an employer in the case of injury to I an empioye is fully explained In the 1 manual of procedure which Judge F.. T. Buckingham, commissioner of conn
 pensa,tion, has just received
 I Attorney General John + I4lgnt i has decided that school teachers do l not come within the act and his de- l cision apparently e1 ernpts all e1h- I Iloyes Of municipalities except those who come under the class of work
 men. as specified in the act The # manual explains just what ought to 1 be done by employer and employe in l the case of injury.
 Many questions that are not an swered directly in manual. will have to be decided when all parties have I been heard. Later there will lpl1bt-
 less be issued a bulletin of rulings and decisions The manual takes the l question of who are included under I the act z Every contract of employ
 rne1lt'. is included under the cornpe11- l sation plan unless one Of the parties l elects to be governed by Part A: of the l act.
 l The attorney general has ruled that l the act does not apply to teachers in I the public schools, in response to an 1 dnquiry from the sta te board of edu- l cation He gives as his reason, no 1 employees are to lbe compensated who
 do not come within the term of work men as used in the act This ruling 1 is based upon what he considers nec- | ilessary implication arising from lam guage and purpose of the Whote stat 1 ute
 All injuries sustained in course of l employment ineapacitaAing beyond l two weeks are subject to con1pensa- I tion except those due to wilIfull or 1 serious 1nlscondnct or intoxica ton " Refusal to use safety devices Or dis 1 obedience Of reasonable instructions 1 may under certain circurnstances in I validate the claim.
 l 9ATrangements whereby employees are assessed to pay 9. share of the irsalr- i ance premium or refusal to accept l Part B of act by ernpIoye under duress 1 or similar conditions are contrary to I the spirit of the act and prohibited by i section B or Part B.
 Tn case of in jury the ernpIoye should at once report Immediately to his ern- f ployer. If the injury incapacftates 1 him for more than two weeks he
 should report on Form 3. which he can l get from the s8eMn clerk orss he corn- i peEssation eomIn1ssioner and ff1eF the ii repofst pvdth his employer. He should I give it to the employer personally or. 1 by registered rlaan and this should be I done within 80 lays after his injury. I Failing to do this may inwadidate or klessen his claim. E E; ssssss
 In case of injury to an en1p1oye the
 employer should first provide a conn potent physician and hospital for the
 first sOg days This applies to all in I jll1ies Iegard1ess of duration Now, if the employer fails to provide this med- 4 ical attention the employe may pro- t vide it at his employers expense. If the emp4oye refuses medical Service l and provides his own me must pay for it hirnself. 95s ,s l Every accident capaci tati ing man for a day or more m unt be reported weekly to the coInui issfoner on Form I 15 and not by letter These forms may be had from the town clerk or the commissioners These reports are | in turn sent to the factory inspector by the commissioner Taerefore ern- l Tloyes are requested to make them in l duplicate Any employer who has re- j fused to accept compensation act must make his reports to factory dnspector as before ssss .ess
 It is expected that employers having l occasion to use large numbers of Form 15 will print their own Failure on part of employer to report accidents I under the act leaves him liable to a l where no accidents have occurred- I Any time after two weeks from date I Of injury empIoye and employer may settle on co1npensation on Form IT.
 This will then be presented to the l commissioners approval no agree- nent being legal without 1t.
 i There is no element of bargaining or compromises in any settlement It l must be in strict accordance with the 4 act. The employer may advance sums to the injured employe and same will I be deducted at the finaT settlement. l InFcase of death mo claim is allowed
 unless death occurs within two yeara l of date of injury. sl l Agreements are to be executed by
 the ernploye and legal ,representa tive of the deceased. For burial $1e
 should be disbursed by the employer
 for general purposes of burial in ac- I cordance with the spirit of the act It must be ultimately paid in full.
 In case of failure to agree, employer
 or enploye should so report to the I commissioner. Employer on Form I4, l employe on Form B. Commissioned will then order a hearing, at leasts10 l days notice being require At, the hearing no formal p1eadfngsg VIII be allowed and procedure is simple
 I Each party presents at hearing ali 1 evidence he can obtain and provides l attendance of own witnesses Where a,E interested party cannot speak l English a reliable and disinterested l interpreter must be furnished. Par i lleS 70 a hear1ng may appear either l in person or by attorney, or by other accredited representative" Hearings l will generally be assigned at the off I flee of the commissioner If any 1 change is desired a statement of cir- I cumstances and location desired 1 should be sent commissioner at once, | that he may decide if proposed change l is practical. Appeals may be made to superior ] court from decision of the commits 1 sioner. Such appeals shall be prfvf-
 Ieged in respect to their assignment l for trial over all other action except l Writs of habeas corpus and action l brought in behalf of the state.
 r Compensation is one-half the aver- f eva wa yas,ft Jssrs o,-e