Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-19


or feet shall constitute total disability.
The employer shall furnish hospital and
medical service.
In cases OF death the following rates OF
compensation shall be pal for 300 weeks:
TO child or children N now widow or
widower, q per cent. of wages OF de-
ceased, with 10 per cent. additional for
each child in excess of two, with maxi
mum of so per cent, TO be paid guard
ians.
To widow or widower. with one child, IS
per cent. OF wages of deceased with two
| children, so per cent; three children, 80
per cent and four 60 per cent.
If neither widow or widower or chill
| dren survive. then TO any dependent 20
| per cent. OF deceased's wages.
If brother or sister dependent, IS per
| cent. for one brother or sister and per
/ cent. for each additional brother or sis
! ter, with % per cent. as maximum
Children include step, adopted and post
| humous. Compensation shall continue to
! children until IS yeans old, at rate OF Is
| per cent. of wages for one child 10 per
| cent. additional for each additional child,
| with a maximum of 50 per cent payable.
Compensation to alien dependent Wild
! ows and children, not resident OF United
| States, shall be two-thirds Of amount In
| each case for residents However, an em-
ployer may commute at any time all fu-
ture instalments to any alien dependents
except WIDOWS and children.
ADMINISTRATIONS or ACT
The administration of the workmen's
compensation act shall be by the Bureau
of workmens Compensation In the De-
partment Of Labor The bureau shall con-
sist of three commissioners, appointed by
the commissioner OF the department. who
shall receive S7O0O annually. They are to
be selected quadrennially and approved
by the Governor The chairman. who re-
Ceives $500 additional annually, is desis-
mated by the commissioner.
The bureau has authority to apportion
the state into 10 districts and appoint 70
referees. at $500 annually, to have charge
of all claims for compensation. The bu- |
reau would hear and determine petitions
taken from the referee. The commits |
sioner and referees would have power to |
subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, re- |
quire production of documents, etc. and |
to affiN costs OF hearings.
Each referee will have one clerk at |
$1,000 annually and a messenger at $1,000.
The bureau can employ three clerks at |
$1,000 and "a at S1iOO. The commissioners |
will have joint secretary at $1,000,
STATE INSURANCE FUND.
The creation and administration of n |
state fund for insurance of compensation !
for injuries to employees and subscribers |
thereto will be in the hands of the State |
Workmen's Insurance Board. This at |
present consists of the Commissioner of !
Labor John z. Jackson, Commissioners of |
Insurance Charles johnson and state |
Treasurer Young,
The duties of the board will be;
TO publish annually by October / n |
schedule of premiums or rates of insur- |
ance for employees.
To fix rates for applicants Cemployers), !
according to the nature of their business, |
and TO stipulatc requirements for safety |
for workmen and to make rules that |
would tend to prevent accidents.
To make contracts for the supplying of |
medical and hospital services.
Five per cent. of oil premiums paid by |
employers shall be set aside for creating |
a surplus to cover the catastrophe |
hazard At the end of each year, If any |
portion of the premiums paid remain.
after defrayinE Compensations and eX-
penses, II shall be distributed among the
subscribers according to proportionate |
premiums paid or credited to next years
insurance,
An employer to come under the State
Insurance Fund. must in making appli-
cation, state the number of employees, |
past, present and prospective, amount of |
payroll conditions surrounding shop and |
submit his premiums TO insection.
For the eNenses of organization and !
administration of the State insurance |
fund, an appropriation of $4,000 was !
made.
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL LIABILITY,
When 20 or more employers, who have |
I'm the aggregate not less than 5000 en- |
ployes In Pennsylvania, and who have
accepted the act, may form an incor-
porated mutual liability insurance asso-
citation, for the purpose of nsurng |
themselves and such other employers as
IN
ton for paying wornnen's compensation.
These associations have salaried officers.
The Boards of Directors shall make rea-
sonable rules and regulations for the
prevention OF injuries upon the premises
of subscribers. The boards shall deter
mine the amount o. premiums which sub
scribers shall pay, according to the risk
involved Subscribers who neglect to
provide safety regulations can be ousted
from the association. Five per cent. OF
premiums shall be set aside to cover
the catastrophe hazard and to guaran-
tee solvency. All acts the Board Of hi
rectors are subject to approval of the
State Bureau All funds of such liabil-
ity associations would have to be safely
invested
An additional guarantee of compensa-
tiUn, when employ ers are insured by COM
nWeclal companies, is found In the fol-
lowing:
mo policy of insurance against liabIl-
shall be made unless the same shall con-
tain the agreement of the insurer that
in the event of the failure of the insured
TO pay promptly any instalment OF COM
pensaton, insured against the insurer,
will henceforth make such payments to
injured employe or dependehted that the
obligations shall not be affected by any
default or the insured, after the acci-
dent, In the payment of premiums"
such agreement shall be a direct prom
ise to such injured employe and depen-
dents, inforcible' by court action
The State workmen's compensation
fund and every insurance association or
corporation shall file with the Commits
sioner of Insurance its classification or
risks and premiums for approval. The
Insurance Commissioner has power to
revoke any license.