The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-11
A MEMS TO
 COMPENSATION ACT
Commissioners Submit Many
 to Judiciary Committee.

The various amendments offered to the existing compensation act were submitted te the Judiciary committee Tuesday by District Commissi oner Fred M. Williams and explained by aim st the hearing are as follows:
 Part of Chapter 13s of the Pub- 1es Acts of 1913, being an act entitled an act concerning compensation to Workmen injured in the course of heir employment. is hereby amended IS follows.
 Section l. Amend Section 3 by Gdding thereto as follows. viz:
 Provided, however, that in every contract of employment express or implied, whether made after the date hereof or made prior to- the date hereof and continued in force after inc date hereof. where the employer has regularly less than five employees other than outworkers, casual en- nioyaAs and members of his family residing in his household there shall De no presumption that such employ sr has accepted the provisions of Part B. Any such employer may ac- sept said provisions of Part by gfv-s Ing written or printed notice of such acceptance to the compensation con- unlssf oner of the district in which the eniploye is employed or by insur1ng his full liability under ths act in ac- rodance with the provisions of Sec HOn 30 of Part B, in which latter case he shall be deemed to have ac- cepted Part B. only during such time as such insurance is in force. Any employer of the class last herein before mentioned who mas thus ex- pressIy accepted the provisions of Part B may withdraw such accept ance by filing a written or printed notice of such withdrawal with said coxnnsisal oner, which withdrawal shall become effective thirty days af- ter fling The notices of acceptance and withdrawal herein provided for may be served upon the said commis- sioner either by personal presenta- ton or registered mail
 Sec. g Amend ssction to read as follows:
 Medical ana Surgical Care
 It shall be the duty Of an ennpIoye who has sustained an injury In the. course Of his employment to bring such injury forthwtth in reasonable manner to the attention of his em-5 pIoyez og. some person representing his employer, and failure so to do shall be taken into consideration by the commissioner, who may, in his. discretion, reduce the award or com pensatfon prcporticnate1y to any prejudice which he shall find the employer has sustained by such fail- sire; but the burden of proof with respect to such failure shall rest up on the employer. Upon such knowl- edge on the part Of the employer, or upon other knowledge that an in jury has been sustained the em- pioynr shall provide q competent physician or surgeon to attend any in jured employee during the thirty days Immediately following the in-. jury. ss such injury may require, end in addition shall furnish such Epecli- cal ana surgical aid, or hospital ser- vice during such thirty days, as such physician or surgeon shall deem req sonable or neceasaxy In est1Tn at1ne said tharty-daY period the same shall date from the time when medical or surgical attention is first required, or Is actuaI1y rendered or offered In the event Of the failure Of the eEn-= bIoFers promptly to provide such pdy- sician or surgeon or such medical or sur gfca1 or hospital service, during any portion Of such thirty days, the injured employee may provide such physician or surgeon or medical or surgical or hospital services at the expense Of the employer or, ct his option. the injured employees may re- fuse the medical. surgical and hos oftaI service provided by his en- pIoyer, and provide the same s1f his own expense If it shall appear to the commissioner that an injured employee has refused to accept and failed to provide such reasonable medical. surgical or hospital care. all rights of compenaa4don under this act shall be suspended during such refusal and failure. The pecuniary liability of the employer for the med teal, surgical and hospital service herein required shall be limited to such charges as prevail in the same comn1nity for similar treatment Of si injured persons of 8 like standard or living when such treatment is paid for by the Injured persons. In the case of a seaman employed upon any enrolled vessel of the United States and entitled as such seaman to medi- cal and surgical aid and hospital ser vice. without charge. under any law of the United States such ma edfca1 and surgical aid and hospital service may be substituted for that provided in this section so far as it may an swer the requirements of the provf- sions of this section, but nothing herein shall be deemed to excuse the employer in such cases from giving emergency treatment when required, and any employer desiring to take advantage of this provfsfon shall be Eeharged with the duty of seeing that such services as are provided for by ualIy rendered.
 Sec B. Amend section 8 by changing the last sentence thereof to read ae follows:
 But if incapacity extends beyond a period of two weeks. compensation shall begin on the fifteen day of such 1ncapacity
 Sec 4 Amend secsion 10 by striking out the last two sentences, 3 nd inserting in lieu thereof the fol- lowing
 For the purposes Of this act, the 7dependence of a widow or widower Of a deceased employee shall be con strued to terminate with ren1arriaEe. but upon her or his rernarrfage with in the period during which such compensation is payable, it shall continue to be paid for the renaf1lde CT of such period to other dependents of the deceased employee, as defined in section 4 3 of Part B. provided there be any such dependents The : Epresunapti dependeacA Of a child F hereInbefore defined. excepting a child physically or mentally in-