Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-01
INDUSTRIAL Commission
APPOINTMENTS NOT MADE
Although Body l. Supposed to Begin
s3 Service To-Day, Governor
~ Has Not AclCd.
FOUR MEN TO BE CHOSEN
To Carry Out Provisions of Conpcn.
sation Act, Three Commissioners
~ and Secretary Must Bc Named.
Law Explained by Colvin.

The industrial commission created by
the workmcn's compensation act
passed by the Last General Assembly is
supposed TO begin drawing it's salary
to-day: but so far as is known. Gov
ernor Westmor"lgud DAVIS has neither
appointed the commission nor iutimatcd
10 the public the name of single man
considered by him for one Of the three
places. Any dreams OF fat" job
mat any ono may haNc had for oc-
toher l9lS. are undoubtedly gone
glimmcrinG with the Governors delay
in the creation OF the Industrial com
mission
The act creatcd four new positions:
three commisS iouerships. pay'nS S3.G0o
a year. aud one ScCrctJrNship paving
$1,000. This creative clause is the only
part OF the bill 10 go into effect this
year The operation OF the actin fact
the whole act except the creation OF
the commiSS icn--gOCS into effect on
January 1919; but the creative clause
Went into effect to-day The act states
consist OF three members, 10 be APP
pointed by tho Governor. Now the
created .commssion is in the position
of going begging
provide compensation. for deaths and
injuries in this state occurring il in
dustrles employing certain numb of
persons. The commission appointed by
the 1916 Assembly 10 draw the bill
made study - the com DeuSation acts
of many States but the Indiana act
1t is OF public interest that this bill
became law after one Of the hottest
fiEh.s eva known in the Virginia Leg
islaturs. After weeks Of argument and
numerous compromises OF the offensive
and defensive advocates Of the law TO
bring the provisions of The bill within
sound Of the, platform promise and the
economic policies OF the chief cNccu-
tive. the bill finally passed The Gov
erHor vetoed II. Then, in the boiling
days OF the extra session due 10 the
a .fa..t ,..,s as.l1
Sembly passed the hill over tho Gov
ernor's veto and il became law. Eut
until tho Governor names the commits
SION II must remain II very inactive
COLVIN POINTS OUT
MAIN FEATURES OF ACT
The following is summary of the
by Howard 7. Colvin. OF the STATE De
partment OF Labor:
Industries c"ver.d-Ar cmnlovin"nts
arc covered. including State and NUM-
cipal. except common carriers whose
motive power X steam. casual en-
ployees, farm laborers. domestic ser
wants and persons. hrms aud private
corporations, including public service
corporations having regularly in SER
vice less than eleven operatives
Injuries covered-P.rsonal injuries
causing disability or death by accident
arising out OF and in the course OF en-
When compensation is no, allowed
No compensation Is allowed for an in
jury or CC1lN Que 10 the employee = VII
ful misconduct. Including Intentional
self-inhicted injury or growing out of
MS ATTEMPT to injnre. another or due
iusal 10 use SAFETY appliance or per
form a duty required by statute or the
wiiful breach of any rule or regulation
adopted by the employer ana approved
by Tie Industrial commission and of
which the employee had knowledge.
Law 0m deiHns%s ne9
Eencc. negligence Of a fellow servant
and assumption OF risk are prohibited
to any employer who elects not TO opc-
rate under the act.
EMPLOYER VII ST FURNISH
FREE MEDICAL SERVICE
Medical attention Free medical at
tention must be furnished by the en-
ployer for q period OF thirty days.
Compensation--
(al No compensation is allowed for
the first fourteen DAYS
J., (b) For total incapacity for work
the condensation is TO he one half OF
the average weekly wages for a period
Of not exceedingly 800 weeks but
which shall not -" more than Slo nor
less than s. "a week; the total amount
81 si.c aS'N e0n'r"s"''on is not to exceed
Co For partial incapari,y for work
dh@ conlne nsnil"n i 10 he one half the
before and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for a period
not 70 exceed 500 weeks, with the same
MAXIMUM and minimum limits as for
Ia In sixteen specified injuries caus-
ing partlal incapaciiN for work the
cGompensat,ioR2 IS n%ed IN the law at
ject t" the same maximum and mini
mum limiia'!ons - i'm other cases, for
period Of FIVE weeks in the case Of
the loss of the FIRST phalanEe of toe
other than great toe 30 100 weeks in
the case of tile loss oi au eve.
(el Death Burial expenses not t.
eXcecd 500; ouc-ualc weekly wages to
dcpcI tCN;s for u pc~ind OF not to on
ceed ~" VEGAS subject to tho maxi