Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-21
CHANGES IN COMPENSATION LAW
aborer to Get Wage for Day of njuy-Mnors Get Addi ional Compensation and Writs Can be Issued to At tach Employers Who Have Not Insured Maximum Rais- to Fourteen Dollars Weekly.

under any such agreement, the em- | ployer shall notify the commissioner | and the employe of the discontinuanee Of such payments, with the date of l such discontinuance and the reason 1 therefor. and until such notices are 1 sent to the commissioner and said em- ploye, the liability for such payments | shall continue unless otherwise or dered by the commissioner"
 Often an employe is unable to learn from his superintendent or foreman whether his employer Is insured un- der the compensation act or not, and in many cases the office of the com missioner has no record that will show who carries the compensation insurance of a certain employer. In order that the commissioner may be
 in position to give this information upon request, the following amend who has insured his full liability may
 file certificate setting forth such fact and stating the date or expira- tfon of such insurance, which certifi- of the record of the ofhce of said
 compensation commissioner
 In order that an injured employe
 who, is working for ap employer who has neglected or refused to comply
 with the provision of the compensa-
 ton act may be protected, the com missioner is authorized to issue writs
 sI the any seraog shall present in writing to the com missioner 8 claim for compensation either for injury sustained by him self arising out of and in the course of his employment or)for injury re-
 sulting in the death of some person of whom he is an alleged dependent, he may ask that writ of attachment issue to secure the payment of such claim or claims for compensation as may arise out of such injury. Unless it shall appear from the records of said compensation commissioner that there has been a compliance with the section thirty, which compliance ds then effective, said compensation com missioner may issue a writ of attach n1ent in the manner and form of writs of attachment in civil actions, and said commissioner is vested with the same jurisdiction as authorities au- thorized to issue wrfts of attachment in civil actions"
 Since the compensation act has been passed, 1t has been rather difficult sica1 defScts to get employment by reason ofsthe apparent probability of injuries following by reason of such defect In order that those suffering from such defect might more easily obtain employment, the following amendment was passed: whenever any person having a contract of em- ployment, or desiring to enter into d COHIEdCL or eIupiOyuenl, small nave any physical defect which imposes upon his employer or prospective em- ployer an undue or unusual hazard, 1t shall be permissible for such per son to waive in writing for himself of his dependents or both, any rights to compensation under the provisions of this act for any personal injury arising out of and in the course of his employment which may be found by the commissioner having jurisdic- ton to be directly due to such phy- sical defect. No such waiver shall be- come effective unless the physical de- feet in question shall be plainly de- scribed therein, nor until the com missioner having Jurisdiction shall find that the person signing such wal yer fully understands the meaning thereof, nor until such commissioner shall, in writing, approve thereof and furnish each of the parties thereto with copy thereof. No such waiver shall be bar to a claim by the per son signing the same, or his depend ents, for compensa ton for any in jury arising out of and in the course of his employment, which injury shall not be found to be directly due to the particular condition described there in"