Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-10-28
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Section .. Nothing In this act shall be
construed as amending or repeating any
statute or ordinance relating to associa-
lions or funds for the relief, pensioning.
retirement, or other benefit OF firemen.
policemen, or other public employees. their
widows, children or dependents, or as In
any manner interfering with such as
after established, but any such public en-
ploye, his widow, children or dependents.
who shall receive compensation under
this act shall have deducted from any
benefit otherwise payable by any pension
OF other benefit fund to which the mu-
nicipal corporation or other public em-
ployer contributes, a part of such benefit
proportionate to the amount then being
ployer, which deductions h a be made
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 full 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
from the period of compensation a v
ments due hereunder.
Section 8. In case any employee 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 a con-
tribute the payment of such compensa-
ton in the proportion of their several
wage liability to such employee. If one
or more but not all Of such employers
should be subject to. this act. n 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 employe: 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.
work done under contract on or about his
premises which Is an operation Of the
usual business which he there carries on,
shall be deemed an employer and shall be
liable under this act to such contractor,
his subcontracts, and their employees,
hen injured or killed on or about the
premises Of the employer while doing
work which is In the usual course Of his
OBJ 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.
(c) 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 sub~contractors 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
mad parties to the proceedings on 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
those secondarily liable may be recovered
from those primarily liable, with attor-
ney's fees and expenses of the suit. Such
recover may be had on motion in the
original proceedings.
(e) No such employer shall be liable as
in<this section provided, II the employee
was insured by sis immediate or any in
termediate employer.
Section IL. II a third person not in the
same employ is also liable, the employee
may elect to hold either the employer or
the third person. Election to hold the
third person h release the employer.
Election to hold the employer shall OPP
crate as an assignment Of the cause of
action against the third person which the
employer or his insurer may enforce In
his own name or that of the employee, and
In such actions ecove 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 lave
been made until a claim for compensation
is filed with the commission.
Section IL. (a) h 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
Df this Cfafn fn6ar Hnnfranf nf hpan1nu-
ment made in this state, unless the con-
tract of employment in any such case
shall otherwise provide.
Section Is. (a) In addition to all other
compensation, the employe shall receive
such medical, surgical and hospital treat
ment, including nursing, ambulance and
medicines as may reasonably be required
for the first eight weeks after the injury
effects of the injury, and not exceeding
the amount of two hundred dollars. If
the employe desires. he shall have the
right to select his w physician, surgeon
or other such requirement at his W
expense. Where such requirements are
furnished by a public hospital or other
institution, payment therefor shall be
made to the proper authorities.
.(b) If it 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-
dangered thereby. the commission nay
order a change in the physician, surgeon,
hospital or other requirement.
(c) All fees and charges under this
section shall be fair M 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 have
jurisdiction to hear and determine all dis
putes as to such charges.
(d) No compensation hall 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 any
medical or surgical treatment or opera
ton, the risk of which is, in the opinion
Of the commission, inconsiderable in view
! of the seriousness Of the Injury. If the
made necessary by the injury, such death
| shall be deemed to 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.
Q) Every hospital or other person fur
nishing the employee with medical aid
shall permit its records to be copied by
and hall furnish full information to the
commission, the employer, the employee or
his dependents and any other party to
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 13, 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)l Compensation shall be payable as
the wages were paid prior to the injury or
at least once every two weeks. Each in