The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-02-25
WARNING FOR EMPLOYERS.
Commission Notifies Many Who Have
Noi Tie: Requirements.

Hoi rlet Requirements.
The State Industrial Accident Com
mission is sending out a circular warn
ing to a large number of employers
throughout the State that are believed
to come within the provisions of the
Workmen's Compensation law, but who
have not made any provision to comply
with the act.
AS the law is new and not well under
stood by many employers, the commits
sion has not attempted to enforce the
penalties for noncompliance up to this
time. Warnings have been issued to
many and these will be followed by
warnings to all that the commission
can discover. Inspectors will as far as
possible personally see the negligent
employers. but thereafter the commits
sion intends to enforce the penalties en-
such as still refuse to comply.
Under the law every employer who
does not make provision for his en-
ployes by insurance or otherwise to tire
satisfaction of the commission is SUBJ
ject to fine of from $500 20 $1,000. In
addition to this any employer who re-
| fuses or neglects to insure within 10
days after being ordered TO do so is
liable fer the amount of premiums
charged by the State fund and six
months premiums as a penalty.
Mrs. Emma R. Chambers was award
ed So week for years and II weeks
by the commission last Friday for the
| death OF her son, Edward M. Chambers,
aged 20 years, who was accidently kill
ed on December last while at work
for the Kendall Lumber Company in
Garrett county. A number of inter-
esting points were decided in the case.
The husband of the claimant was a
policeman in Baltimore and died last
year. He left widow, the son who
was killed in Garrett county another
son, II years old, and daughter, who
is self-supporting. 1t was shown that
Edward contributed to the support of
his mother and brother about $3.50 a
week, but expected to give more when
his salary was raised, as had been pro-
missed. 1t was shown that Mrs. Cham
bers had received some 81, $50 from
various fraternal orders and insurance
companies and relied partly upon that
money for support, but the commission
decided that under the law insurance
payments such as these could not be
taken into consideration in fixing in
surance.
But as the money received by her as
the result of her husbands death helped
to meet her living expenses, the COM
mission ruled that she was only partly
dependent for support upon her son.
Next came the question OF determining
the amount of the payment to be allow
ed her because of her partial dependency
upon her son.
1t was shown that while he was work
ing for $3.50 month he had been
promised raise to SIS month, to be-
come effective March l. The law pro-
vides that in fixing compensation ex-
pected wage increases shall be taken
into consideration. The commission
therefore decided that the son S average
monthly wage would be sos, or SIG a
week. Mrs. Chambers being entitled to
one-half the weekly wage as thus deter
mined
The law also provides that partial de-
pendents shall not receive more than
$4,000 all told. Hence the payments to
be made to her were directed to extend
over period sufficiently long to yield
! that amount.