The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-22
AVERAGE WAGES: AND WAGE LIMITS =" ~.
:. UNDER WORKMENS COMPENSATION ACTS

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percentages of the average wages
which the several laws pay>were also
shown. The maximum payment for
total disabilities, is $500 per week in
Colorado, 1887 in Wisconsin, $1,000
in Connecticut, Iowa., Louisiana.
Maine, Massachusetts,, Michigan, Mont
ana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island and West Virginia,
$11.00 in Minnesota, $1,000 in Illinois,
Maryland and Ohio, $3.50 in YER
mont, 1920 in Indiana, $500 in
Kansas, New York and Texas, and
$2o.ss in California. 1t is $3.50 per
month in Washington. $4,000 per
month in Nevada, and $500 per
month In Oregon. In addition to
these limits some Of the states set a
maximum limit to the total sum of
the compensation. payments, which
for permanent total: disability is
$1,000 in Wyoming and $4,000 IN
Maine and New Hampshire, &3,500< TN
Illinois, $4,000 in Arizona, Iowa,
Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Ver-
mont, $4,000 in Minnesota, $4,000 in
Wisconsin,, $5,000%in: Indiana, Mary
land, Nevada, Oklahoma and Rhode
Island, 5000 in Connecticut, $4,000
in Texas and 5000: in Kansas. All
of these limits affect the higher paid
class Of workers, j., either by paying
them a less percentage Of their wages
or by shortening the compensation
period, or both. .: E:
A maximum payment of $1,000 per
week Is SO per cent of the average
wages of a worker earning $4,000 per
week, and IS 2-3 per cent Of one
earning $500 per week, so that a
worker caring 5000 per week is only
paid so per cent of his wages whether
the law pays so per cent or 81 2-3
per cent. A maximum payment of
$500 per week is so per cent of the
average wages of a worker earning
$4,000 per week, and Sc 2-3 per cent
Of one earning $22.5 per week, so
that under a 66 2-S per cent law,
with such a. limit, a worker earning
$4,000 per week will only receive SO:
per cent Of his. wages. According to-
the Massachusetts statistics on the
distribution on of temporary total disa-
bilities by wage groups; 1915 per cent
of the injured. Workmen were earning
an average of+ s$15.oo' per week or
under,s 1898 Psr Gent earned be-;
tween SIS TO- $40 per week, 3::fs! Der
cent earned betwNeen $40 to- $22;50'
per week, and 4.6S per cent earned
over $3.50 per week. A law paying
50 per cent 81 The wages, with q 4fnhax-
irnum payment. 4: of $40: per- week.
would then spay less tl1ans sc per: cent
to 7:S7. per eentnef they injured men.
while IF it~paid .68 2-3sofe the: wages:
it would, pay: less than: this percentage
to :26.25 per ,centdpf the injured work.
men, 1877 per cent would receive less,
than 80 per cent. of: ::their wages, In
the preceding articles the compensa-
ton payments :.tqr $4,000 accidents
under, the MeWs Jersey Massac husetts.
and New ,:Ynrk laws were computed
both within and Without the limits
imposed BY; these laws: and the Diff
terences are. as follows: p !,
+ 5&ss sS!.s, @ a:s:si !: H ss'3 .
-s dissSiiities ~ s;i.s <rsor~s s,s4s
assSiit!ss Sss'tlDie Negligible Nes,isible
pe aiza9t,fte1 partial 22eg 200 L. 1000
disab9t*ies o.; s4s22e ,'a:.4Ssss Negligible
Deaths ,'r:rs, :1s,754a :1ss,7s9 1871
fetal ~o dr.: ss sssss 2s,sss
On this basis the Increased com
pensatfon which sMou1d he paid by re- re-
moving all limits would be 3$6;762'
in New Jersey $253,794 In Massa-
chusetts ahdo s2t,7ssf in New York:
The removal Of ill limits: would an
crease the total ibeneffts to- E::TS per
cent in New Jersey; 1888 per- cent IN
Massachusetts, and 1a%> per cent: -i1i
New York. However,p there Is so1,1e'
justification .1for ia maximum 'payar
ment,! but it should si1e fixed at such
a sum- AZ; will bring ennal1y within.
it's benefits alt who may. properly he.
Called workmen; us ='dis.inguished
from executive agents Of the en-
ployer. -: -. fr., $1,000. -: