United labor bulletin., 1915-01-30

lating TO child labor, laundries, stores,
factory inspectors, employment offices
and bureaus, mining, both coal and
metalliierous. fire escapes and means of
egress from places of employment, and
laws relating to life, health, safety and
welfare OF employees; tcl to prescribe
safeguards and methods of protection;
Id % fix reasonable standards for safe
ty devices and order their adoption.
Compensation.
/ Average earnings taken at not less
than $50 annually and not more than
$3.50.
If employe has worked during the
whole year, whether for same employer
or NOT, his earnings are 800 times the
average daily wage.
Ii employe is a minor and perma-
nently disable weekly earnings shall be
determined on basis of what he would
earn at p years.
Weekly loss in wages shall consist of
such percentage of average weekly
earnings as shall represent the impair
ment of earning capacity.
Compensation to be paid for only such
injury arising out of the course of his
employment. Every employe going to
and from his work and while on premises
of employer shall~be deemed in course
OF employment.
Where the injury is caused by acci-
dent and not self-inflicted or intention
ally inflicted by another.
Or and after July, 1915. every en-
ployer of one or more employees, except
domestiCs ard farm laborers, shall be
deemed to have elected to accept the
provision made, unless he shall have
filed with the commission a notice in
writing that he elects not to accept it.
Medical. surgical and hospital treat
ment necessary shall be provided by
the employer not exceeding 80 days or
500 .u value.
In Case of Death.
H. Ease death results proximateIy from
the injury a sum equal TO three times
his average earnings, but which added TO
disability indemnity paid and due at
death shall not exceed four times his
aveTagc daily earnings, shall be paid.
IL death occurs other than a proXi-
maie result Of injury, the benefit shall
eonsi,, ot unpaid and unaecrued portion
of the permanent disability policy which
The cmploye would have received ii he
had lived.
II the deceased employe leaves no de-
pendent person and the accident proxi-
ma;ely causes his death. the benefit shall
burial not exceeding Slo0
Disability Benefits
iSbilities-lndemnity payable twen-
ty-second day after injury. No indem-
uits il disability lasts only two weeks.
FIFTY rer cent of wages shall be paid in
case OF total disability. Blindness. los.
of limbs. etc. shall constitute total dis
ability. In case of partial disability so
per cent OF wages during period of iisa-
biilty shall be paid.
in case of temporary or partial disa-
bili;y, aggregate indemnity to single
cmploye shall not exceed three times
I average annual earnings. In case of
I permanent total disability aggregate IL
Z demnity for injury to single employc
shall not exceed four times average an
nual earnings il caused by single cecil
dent In case of permanent injury to
cmpioye more than 50 years old COM
{ Pensation shall be IS per cent; in case
( he is more than co years old, 40 Der
cent; G5 years old. 81 per cent
Schedule of Fixed Benefits-Maxiimum
and minimum payments shall be 90 per
cent of average weekly earnings of en-
ployc. Benefits range from loss of one
arm between the elbow and shoulder,
POS weeks. to loss of little finger at DIS
tai joint. four weeks, including all posi-
bic accidents and results therefrom.
Arbitration Provided
To do its utmost to promote voinn-
tary arbitration. mediation and concili-
alton of disputes between employers and
employees and avoid necessity OF resort
ing TO strikes and legal proceedings il
matters OF employment. May appoint
T temporary boards of arbitration and
I provide for expenses of such not TO as-
eecd $40 day for each member. Shall
T designate a deputy TO be known as
chief mediator. and may detail Others to
act as assistants. Deputies to act on
such boaIds without extra compens.,.
ton.
To establish and conduct free en-
4 ployment agencies TO license and super
wise private employment and investigate
causes OF unemployment III state and
T provide remedies.
Any county. city or town may ertsr
into agreement with the commission to
establish local free employment offices
and lawfully permit the expenditure of
necessary money for use of public prop
erty for the purpose.
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