Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-04-23

LAWS, RELATING TO WORK
MEMS COMPENSATION.
L IS hereby enacted BY the General
Assembly OF the State OF Vermont:
Section I The first paragraph OF
section 5-SS OF the General Laws IS
hereby amended 50 as TO read as fol-
Sec. szSS Compensation; specific
benefits. In case OF the following in
iurIes, the compensation shall be nifty
per cent OF the average weekly wage OF
the injured employee during total dis
ability, 70 be computed as provided in
section FIVE thousand seven hundred and
ninety, and al the termination OF the
total disability occasioned by said in
juries. the employer shall pay to said
injured employee fifty per cent OF the
average weekly wages, computed as
above, and subj ect 70 the maximum and
minimum as provided IN section nye
thousand seven hundred and eighty-hve,
for the periods stated against such in
iu-ies respectively, but IN no case 10 ex-
coed the period OF two hundred and
sixty weeks, which compensation shall
be IN lieu OF all other benefits except
those provided in section five thousand
seven hundred and eighty-four.
Sec. ? Section 578S OF the General
Laws. IS hereby amended BY adding at
the end thereof q new subdivision as
follows:
XXI In event an employe shall re-
ceiye an injury which results IN the per
nanent impairment Of any physical 1urlc-
ton not herein specifically mentioned,
the commissioner OF industries shall de
terrnire the percentage OF loss and
ward compensation accordingly.
Sec. ;. Section 500 OF the General
laws : hereby amended so as 10 read
Sec. 800. Average weekly wages
shall be computed in such manner as
IS best calculated to give the average
weekly earnings OF the workman dur
ing the twelve weeks preceding his N
Jury: provided that where, by reason
/ OF the shOrtness OF the time during
which the workman has been IN the EN-
DIOv-rert, or the casual nature OF the
/ e--D-ovrnent, or the terms OF the en-
+ o,0v-nert, il Is irnpraCtIcable TO compute
. the rate OF remuneration, regard may
I be had % the average weekly earnings
which. during the twelve weeks previous
10 the injury. were being earned by Z
/ person in the same grade employed al
+ the same work by the employer OF the
injured workman, OF II such a person
I Is not 50 employed, BY person III the
+ same grade employed IN the same class
. OF ETlDADFELZLLL GL4- ~ LII -G-A--N
+ Z = workman al the time OF the INJURY
. ! regularly employed IN higher grade
/ OF work than formerly during the twelve
1 weeks preceding such injury and with
I larger regular wages, only such larger
. wages shall be taken into consideration
IN computing his average weekly wages,
II during said period OF twelve weeks
an injured employee has been ABSENT
from his employment on account o.
sickness. then only such time during
aid oeriod as ne was able 10 work shall
I be taken into consideration IN deteElIlili-
ing his average weekly wage
Sec. : Section 500 OF the Genera!
Laws Is hereby amended 50 as 70 read
as follows:
Sec zoo. \ proceeding under the
provisions OF This chapter 1Or coIrpen-
sarion shall not be maintained unless
notice OF the injury has been gwen q
the employer = soon as pTacllcaD4e eiLCi
the happening thereof, and unless Gain
for compensation with respect 10 an N
inv has been made within SIX months
after the date OF the injury; OF. III sass as
OF death. then within SIX months a.L0l
such death. whether or not claim nas
:. been made BY the employee hITnsell Io'
-7--0e-sz-Ior- Such notice and sEcr
claim my be given or made BY any per
san claiming 10 be entitled 10 cOTnpen
. sarion or BY some one n MS OeAa4l.
payments OF compensation nave ~
made voluntarily the making OF d cam can,
within such period shall not Be required
B-r in case, through mistake OF law
or fact. suit or suits shall have beer
brought 10 recover damages IN any cour
. and lnal judgment IS against the en-
pI0vee. the above limitation shaA no
! begin 70 run until six months after sucf
suit OF suits shall have been nr1a4i-
: determined
! Sec : Section 58o2 Of the Genera
ayrs = hereby amended so as 70 Tez'
as follows:
Sec- 58o7. II the compensation IS no