Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-09-30
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statute or ordinance relating to associa-
lions or funds for the relief. pensioning.
retirement, or other bsneft OF m
policemen, or other public employees, their
widows. children or dependents, or as In
any manner interfering with such as
sociations, funds or benefits now or here
ploye, his widow. children or dependents.
who shall receive compensation under
this act shall have deducted from any
benefit otherwise payable by any pension
nIcipal corporation or other public I'M
ployer contributes, a part OF such benefit
proportionate to the amount then being
contributed to such fund by such m
only during the compensation period. Nor
shall anything in this act be construed as
interfering with the right Of any public
employe to draw full wages, or collect and
retain his fun fees, SO long as he holds his
office, appointment or employment, but
the period during which the same are re-
ceived after the injury shall be deducted
ments due hereunder.
Section 9. In case any empioye for
whose injury or death compensation Is
payable under this act shall, at the time
of the injury, be employed and paid
jointly by two or more employers subject
to this act, such employers h con-
tribute the payment of such compensa-
wage liability to such employe. II one
or more but not all OF such employers
should be subject to his act, and other
wise subject to liability for compensation
hereunder. then the liability of the entire
compensation which their proportionate
wage liability bears to the entire wages
of the employee: Provided, however. that
nothing in this section shall prevent any
arrangement between such employers for
a different distribution, as between them
selves, of the ultimate burden of such
compensation.
Section 10. (a) Any person who has
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premises which Is an operation Of the
usual business which he there carries on,
shall be deemed an employer n shall be
liable under this act to such contractor,
his su~bcontracts, n their employees,
when injured or killed on or about the
premises of the employer while doing
work which is in the usual course OF his
business.
o. The provisions of this section shall
apply to the relationships of landlord and
tenant, and lessor or lessee, when created
for the fraudulent purpose of avoiding
liability. but not otherwise. In such cases
the landlord or lessor shall be deemed the
employer OF the employees of the tenant
or lessee.
tc) The provisions of this section shall
not apply to the owner of premises upon
which improvements are being erected,
demolished. altered or repaired by an in
dependent contractor. but such ~independ-
ent contractor shall be deemed to be the
employer of the employees of his subcon-
tractors and their su~bcontractors when
employed on or about the premises where
the principal contractor is doing work.
I'D In all cases mentioned in the pre-
ceding subsections, the immediate con-
tractor or subcontractor shall be liable as
an employer of the employees of his sub
contractors. All persons SO liable may be
made parties to the proceedings IN the
application of any party. The liability Of
the immediate employer shall be primary,
and that of the others secondary in their
order, and any compensation paid by
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from those primarily liable, with attor-
ney'S fees and expenses of the suit. Such
recovery nay be had on molten in the
original proceedings.
in this section provided. If the employee
was insured by sis immediate or any in
termediate employer.
Section II. II a third person not In the
same employ is also liable. the employe
may elect to hold either the employer or
the third person. Election to hold the
third person shall release the employer.
Election to hold the employer shall OPP
action against the third person which the
employer or his insurer may enforce in
his owr name or that OF the employee, and
in sue actions recovery may be had of
the amount of compensation awarded,
with the reasonable expense of the suit,
including attorneys fees. Election to hold
the employer shall not be deemed to have
been made until a claim for compensation
is filed with the commission.
Section IL. (a) This act shall apply to
all cases within its provisions, except
those exclusively covered by any federal
law.
(b) This act shall apply to all injuries
received in this state, regardless of where
the contract of employment was made,
and also to all injuries received outside
of this state under contract Of employ
ment made in this state, unless the con-
tract of employment in any such case
h otherwise provide.
Section Is. (a) In addition to all other
compensation, the employee shall receive
such medical. surgical and hospital treat
ment, including nursing, ambulance n
medicines as may reasonably be required
for the first eight weeks after the injury
or disability, to cure and relieve from the
effects of the injury, and not exceeding
the amount of two hundred dollars. II
the employee desires, he shall have the
or other such requirement at his own
expense. Where such requirements are
furnished by a public hospital or other
institution, payment therefor shall be
made to the proper authorities.
(b) If 1t be shown to the commission
that such requirements are being fur
nished in such manner that there is rea-
sonable ground for believing that the life.
health, or recovery of the employe is en-
~dangsred thereby, the commission may
order a change in the physician. surgeon.
hospital or other requirement.
(c) All fees and charges. under this
section shall be fair and reasonable, shall
be subject to regulation by the commits
sion, and shall be limited to such as are
fair and reasonable for similar treatment
of injured persons of a like standard OF
living. The commission shall also ave
Jurisdiction to hear n determine all dis
putes as to such charges.
cd No compensation shall be payable
for the death or disability of an employee,
If and in so far as the same may be
caused, continued or aggravated by an
unreasonable refusal to submit to n
medical or surgical treatment or opera
ton, the risk Of which is in the opinion
Of the commission, uncomfortable in view
of the seriousness Of the injury. If the
employee dies as a result of an operation
made necessary by the injury, such death
shall be deemed ito be caused by the
Injury.
(e) The testimony Of any physician
who treated the employee shall be admis-
sible in evidence in any proceedings for
compensation under this act.
U) Every hospital or other person fur
shall permit its records to be copied by
and shall furnish full information to the
commission, the employer. the employee or
his dependents and any other party to
any proceedings for compensation under
this act, and certified copies Of such rec
ords shall be admissible In evidence In
any such proceedings,
Section IA. {a) Except as provided In
section liz, no compensation shall be pay
able for the first seven days or less OF
disability unless the disability shall last
longer than six weeks.
(b) Compensation shall be payable aS
the wages were paid prior to the injury or
ct least. once every two weeks. Each in
stallment shall bear interest at the rate
Of six per cent per annum from date when
due until paid. Compensation hall be
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