The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-08-02

after the injuries have occurred in
stead of a settlement in the courts
with large expense for lawyers on
both sides, and the waste of time by
both employers and employees while
acting as witnesses in damage suits
Damage suits will be unnecessary
in the future when both employer
and employee have accepted the work
mems compensation law. This will
save the expenditure of the time OF
our citizens called as jurors in dam
age cases. and also the large expense
of the courts. now borne by the
State and paid by the general tax
payers.
No compensation is paid for the
law is drawn in this way because a
study Of industrial accidents
throughout the United States shows
that the greatest number of injuries
is followed by recovery and return
to duty before the expiration of two
weeks. The law requires that during
these two weeks medical, surgical
and hospital treatment shall be fur
nished at the expense of the employ
er not to exceed in cost the sum of
800, and for a total period of nine
by days, unless otherwise directed by
the workmen's compensation board.
All claims and disputes between
the employer and employe may be
settled without employing lawyers.
These can, on the other hand. be re-
ferred, when there is any misunder-
standing. to the workmen's compen-
sation board.
If the employe does not accept
the act, il would then be necessary
in case of personal injury, for which
he desired indemnity. declined by his
employer, to hire a lawyer, with the
chance that he might not be able to
collect anything at all from the en-
ployer. He would then have TO pay
his own doctors bills, and, in all
probability, would have to give to
the lawyer part, and often half, of
the damages collected, if any dam
ages We're collected at all.
1t ought to be plain to every en-
ploye that it is better for him to
settle all matters resulting from in
juries in a friendly way with his
employers, rather than to resort to
the employment of an ambulance
chaser"
The law gives to those who are
not of age the right to accept the
terms of the act by signing an agree
ment with the employer as though !
they were of age.
Compensation is required to be
paid on regular pay days. The en-
ploye is not allowed, by law, to as
sign his compensation to creditor. |
The employe must give notice to |
the employer as soon as practicable !
after the accident that the accident |
has occurred. An employee refusing |
unreasonably TO submit to medical !
or surgical treatment. loses his right |
to compensation.
If the employe is only partially |
disabled, he will collect 65 per cent.
tnearly two-thirds) of his weekly
wages, not exceeding s12 per Week
and not less than S. per week. He
can collect for partial disability for !
335 weeks, though he would lose |
his right to compensation if he re-
fused to accept suitable employment
while partially diabled.
IL the employe is totally disabled,
so that he can not do anything at
all, he receives 6j per cent. (nearly
two-thirds) of his average weekly
not to exceed S12 per
week, and not less than So per
week. He may collect these weekly
amounts for as long as eight years.
not to exceed $4,000 altogether.
The law provides liberal payment
to the employe for loss OF sight. of
fingers, toes, hands, feet, arms or
legs, and for many other forms of
injury, too numerous to state here,
but in a complete list such as is Or
found in accident insurance
policies. In case of death from acct
dent within two years after II hap
pened, the employer must pay rea-
sonable burial expenses, not ey-
ceeding SIS, and TO those who de-
pend upon the employe who has been
killed. there is paid 65 per cent of
the average weekly earnings, not ex-
ceeding $4,000 all told.
The simple fact is. that the work.
mems compensation law preserves
and continues the friendly relation
between the employer and employe,
instead of arraying them against
each other on each side of a damage