The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-04-17

sion. This statement has nothing to
do with insurance or premiums for
insurance unless purchased from the
state fund.
Employers are included whether
the contract of hire be made I'm or
out of the state or the injury in
Cured I'm or out of the state.
RECORDS OPEN TO INSPECTION.
Books. records and payrolls re-
flecting or showing amounts of wages
are subject to inspection of the Com
mission, with fine of 500 for each
refusal to submit to inspection.
Employers must furnish safe places
of employment, adopt safety devices
as ordered by the Commission, and !
submit to inspections when request
ed. A fine OF not to exceed $4,000 |
for failure or refusal, with each day |
a separate offense, is provided, with |
right of appeal to court.
ADMINISTRATION.
Administration of the law is Sc
cured through THE Industrial Com
mission Of Utah" composed of three
members: Mr.. Preston A. Thatcher
Of Logan, Chairman; financier;
Mr.. w. NJ. Knerr of Salt Lake, rep
resenting labor, and Mr.. Harrison f.
Jenkins Of Salt Lake, an insurance
man.
SALARIES.
The Commissioners draw a salary
of $4,000 a year each and expenses.
POWERS.
The Commission is empowered:
To administer and enforce laws; to
adopt system of schedule rating; to
classify employers; to classify en-
pigments; to compel attendance of
witnesses; to compel production of
documents, ETC.; to compute pay
ments; to collect and publish statis-
teal information; to compromise
claims; to delegate its power; to des-
ignate special prosecutors; to fix
amounts of payments; to fix claims
against all employers; to fix medi-
cal expenses and funeral expenses
for carrier; to fix rates of premiums:
:. to grant hearing on any orders; to
invest surplus and reserves; to make
contracts of Insurance.; to order re-
pairs; to order safety appliances in.
stalled; to publish rules and orders
to re-arrange classifications; to re-
quest aid of Attorney General, Dis.
trict Attorney and County Attorney;
to settle disputes; to standardize
safety Devices to substitute its or
ders; to sue in its official name; ant
y to supervise places of employment.
It APPROPRIATION. .
y The sum of 100000 is approprl
II ated from the general fund of tn,
Al state for the benefit of the stat,
y fund and partial expenses of thu
lOT TWO years.
q IMPORTANT TO EMPLOYERS.
p Every employer must decide befor
July First whether he will:
Is % Make an arrangement will
" his employees, subject to the approx
[. al of the Commission, for compensa
10 ton and benefits not less than pro
,e vided by law.
10 CD Carry his own insurance, b
Ia agreement with the Commission;
n CD Join the organization OF
T. mutual;
10 (4) Insure with the State, or
n CD Insure with stock companie
TO authorized to do business in the state
I'd Employees may enforce their right
ar by action in their own names. Bank
n ruptcy of the employer does not pre-
8. vent the employees from recoverin
40 against the insurer. Employers mus
m furnish the Commission with copie
,v of their insurance policies and pos
~ notices in conspicuous places tina
w. they have complied with the provi'
mr. ions of the Act. is
The law is complicated and tecf
= meal. 1t requires careful study.
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