Evening journal., 1917-02-05

N"'PiosVt uoeS insure, but II does not
require him to insure When the 1918
olll was prepared. practically none OF
the states required insurance. but ex-
perience has demonstrated since that
date that insurance OF the payment OF
compensation is necessary to achieve
the results desired. Provision Is also
made. as In the 1913 bill. that attach
ments may be had for past due com
pensation in the same manner as
claims for wages.
When Compensation Begins.
No compensation is payable for the
/ nrst fourteen days after the injury.
nut during such period the employer Is
required, II requested by the employe.
10 furnish medical and surgical atten-
ton, not exceeding twenty-five dollars
IN value. This is the same as the
1913 bill, and is in effect in practically
all oi the States. Some few States
make the period shorter and some
longer.
Compensation for Permanent Disabn-
fly.
Fifty per centum OF wages not ex-
ceedlng ten dollars per week. nor less
than four dollars per week. for two
! hundred and seventy weeks, and then
twenty per centum OF wages. not ex.
ceeding six dollars nor less than two
dollars per week, for the balance OF
the life Of the injured employe, not
in any instance. however, exceeding
four thousand dollars. This IS the
same as the 1913 bill. except the FIX
ing Of a limit Of four thousand dol
lars All OF the State fix a limit. and
this was evidently an oversight in the
1913 bill.
Partial Disability.
Fifty percentum OF the difference
between the wages received before the
injury and the wages at which the
employe is actually employed after
the injury but not exceeding ten dol
lars per week and not exceeding two
hundred and seventy weeks.
Certain Specified Injuries.
Certain specified injuries. such as
the loss Of hand, arm. foot. leg. eye.
&C, are compensated by payments OF
fifty percentum Of wages for certain
designated periods This is the same
as the 1918 bill.
Death Compensation.
In cases Of death OF an emplove
compensation is paid TO certain des-
, ignated dependents, for a period OF
two hundred and seventy weeks, but
II compensation is paid to the employee
before his death. the balance Of pay
ments due his dependents is reduced
by the number of weeks payments
we're made direct to him. This COM
pensation goes TO the widow and chill
dren. and in case there be none such
then 20 other persons. such as father
mother sisters. brothers. IS.
Method OF Arriving at Compensation
Payable.
The provisions of the 1913 bill havt
been disregarded and entirely new sec
, tons drawn covering this subject mat
ter. In the light OF experience of tn
p past four years, It is believed tina
the provisions I'm the Chamber q
, Commerce Bill are much more definite
! and in fact more satisfactory In ever
particular In the first instance. III,
employer and employee are given an
! opportunity 10 agree upon the com.
pensation payable. Their agreement
is not effective until it Is approved By
the Industrial Accident Board. and tho
Industrial Accident Board cannot ap-
prove It unless IL conforms 10 the
law. If the parties fail 70 agree. or
II the Board refuses to ratify their
agreement, then hearing may be had
before the Board, which body deter
mines the matter. If either party is
dissatisfied with the determination of
! the Board, he may appeal TO the SUI
perior Court, where the case can be
tried either by a Jury or by the judges
, II at any time after agreement Of the
parties, or an award OF the Board
, or a decision Of the Court, there Is a
, change in the condition OF the injured
employe, OF the status Of the depend
, ents, the matter may again be decided
by the Board, subject to the same
right Of appeal.
Last Sickness and Burial.
II death results from the injury
? within one year, 2 employer must
, pay reasonable eXl -nses of last sick.
ness and burial, not exceeding one
, hundred dollars. This Is In addition
to compensation and other medical
services.
8 Additional Definite Injuries Provided
Z For.
: The subject matter Of Article 2
Section 5, OF the 1918 bill, Is taker
care Of in Section 103 OF the bill un.
e der consideration, and IN the last men,
toned bill an injury 10 the spine, re
] sulting In permanent and complet,
% paralysis or both legs, OF both arms
] or of one leg, or OF one arm. or an
. injury to the skull resulting in incur
able imbecility or insanity, is deter
. mined to be total disability. Under
r the 1913 bill It might have been con
3 sidered as partial disability.
. Compensation TO Widow.
{ Numerous instances have arisen II
. other States. where the widow aban
e doned her children and took all OF thu
4 compensation. Section 104 provides
}, that the compensation 10 a widow o.
= widower is for the use an
v benefit Of such widow or wild
A over and OF the dependent chill
{ dren. and that the Industrial Acciden
S Board may apportion such compensa
= ton between them in such way as
deems best.
Notice of Injury.
D Notice OF injury Is required to b
= given by the employee. or some one o.
Z his behalf, TO the employer With
Q fourteen days after the accident, an
q no compensation is due until notice /
= given. Certain provisions are ais
e made for the notice given after four
!, teen days. (See Section 1861
4 The notice provided for in Articl
2, Section 10 OF the 1913 bill has bee
simplified
f Communication Of Payments.
/ (ol Couononcofinf, 20 allan donpnd