The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-02-06
LABOR PROGRAM
IS APPROVED
NONPARTISAN LEAGUE CAUCUS
CONTROLS BOTH HOUSES
AT BISMARCK

CONTROLS BOTH HOUSES
AT BISMARCK
Bismarck, N. Dak.,-Proposed bills
providing for a worlmen's compen-
sation act and limiting the power Of
courts to grant injunctions in certain
labor matters were indorsed tonight
by the Nonpartisan legislative caucul
and will be introduced tomorrow.
The three measures discussed AMI
approved at tonight's caucus wer,
drawn by organized labor and approv
ed by the legislative committee Of the
North Dakota Federation of Labor.
There is little doubt but that the bills
will pass the legislature almost as
drawn. The proposed bill creating the
compensation act affects every person
in the state who has three or more
employees, except those engaged in ag-
riculture or domestic service, and Sec
tion 1 recites that the estate of North
Dakota, exercising herein its sover-
eign powers, declares that the pros
perity Of the state depends in large
measure upon the well-being Of its
wage-workers and, therefore, for
worhmen injured in hazardous en-
ployments and their families and de-
pendents sure and certain relief is pro-
vided, regardless Of questions of fault
and to the exclusion Of every other
remedy, and to that end all civil ac-
tions and civil causes for such person
al injuries are hereby abolished"
The bill provides that the comnlis-
sioner of agriculture and labor shall
be chairman of the workmen's COM
pensation bureau, at a compensation
of $500 per year in addition to his
regular salary, and that the governor
shall appoint two compensation COM
missioners at salary Of $1,000
year, one for term Of three years
and the other for five years. The act
goes into effect July 1, 1919.
Specific Sums Are Provided.
It provides that Immediately after
! an injury sustained by an employe and
! during his resulting disability the
North Dakota fund shall furnish him
medical and hospital services.
If the injury causes permanent dis.
ability, the percentage which such dis
ability bears to the total disability.
taking into consideration the en-
ploye's age and occupation, shall be
determined and the insurance fund
shall pay to the disabled employe 9
weekly compensation equal to 66 2-3
per cent Of his weekly wages for cer-
| tain periods depending on the extent
of the disability.
The weekly compensation for disa
bility shall not be more than $50 Of
less than Sc, unless the employee
weekly wage are less than $6, ~
which case his compensation shall be
1 the full amount Of his wages.
If death results from the injury
within six years the insurance fund
shall pay to widows or widowers 80
per cent Of the ,deceased's weekly
wage until the marriage or death OF
the surviving dependent.
In cas- the widow has children she
shat get an extra 10 per cent for each
child, not to exceed 66 2-3 per cent al
together.
In case the widow has children she
per cent Of the deceased's wages are
paid to one child and 10 per cent nd
| ditional for each additional child, not
to exceed Sc 2-3 per cent Of deceased's
weekly wage. Each child shall get
i compensation until he dies, marries,
4 or reaches the aget Of 18. Parents get
F25 per cent Of the deceased's wages if
wholly dependent. Provision also is
made for brothers, sisters, grandpar-
ents and grandchildren il wholly de-
pendent upon deceased employe.
| Employers Must Pay.
! All employers shall report the NUM-
Der Of their employees and wages paid
and the premium to be paid by the
employers to the workmen's compen-
sation fund shall be fixed at the low
est possible rate according to the de-
gree Of hazard determined by the
compensation commission. Ten per
cent Of the money shall be paid into
surplus fund until such fund
amounts to $4,000, and thereafter 5
per cent Of the premiums shall be paid
into the surplus until in the judgment
Of the commission it is large enough
to guarantee all losses.
Would Limit Iniunctisns.
The injunctions act provides that no
restraining order shall be granted by
any court in any case growing out Of
q dispute concerning conditions of
employment unless necessary prevent
eirreparable injury to- property Tor
which there is no adequate remedy.
IL also provides that no restraining
order shall prohibit any person or per-
sons from terminating any employ
ment, ceasing Ia perform labor, M
wishing others to do % 81 from ceasing
10 patronize any party 10 dispute az
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