The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-07-01

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Workmen's Compensation Bureau
Promulgates Rules Under
New Law.
Minimum wage requirements in
North Dakota have been promulgated
by the North Dakota Workmen's Com
pensation bureau, to become effective
August 16.
It is reported that several business
firms are planning to bring court ac-
tion to obtain an injunction holding
up the enforcement of the act. At
the last hearing held by the bureau,
commissioners representatives of sew
eral firms, particularly telephone COM
panies, filed briefs and objections for
the purpose, it is understood of FORM
ing a basis for court action.
1t is understood that the assistants
Of Attorney General William LANCER
are preparing to defend the states in
law is attacked.
The minimum wage requirements
and hours of service regulations apply
to women and girls of nearly all EN-
ployments, including telephone opera
tors, stenographers, office girls, wait
resses. mercantile business, candy
manufacturing establishments, print
cries and binderies, student nurses in
hospitals, hotel help and manufactur-
ing plants.
Every employer is required to KEEP
a complete record Of all employees:
comply with all regulations and the
penalty fixed for violation is a fine of
$25 to 500 or Imprisonment from 10
days to three months.
It is understood that employers who
oppose the law will contend that the
workmen's compensation bureau has
appropriated legislative powers.
The regulations provided that no
woman or minor girl in towns over
500 population shall accept employ
ment to exceed eight and one half
hours day, or forty hours or
six days in q calendar No., No wo-
man or miner girl shall be employed
on two successive days without at
least nine hours rest between such
days.
1 The regulations extend to the EN-
plpyment Of boys, providing that mo
employer shall employ any minor boy
in full-time employment, in cities of
towns Of 500 population or over, for
more than eight and one half hours in
any one day or for more than six days
or more than 48 hours in any one cal
endar week."
No employer shall employ any mi
nor girl between the hours of 10 p. m.
and Z a. m. No minor boy shall be
employed in regular messenger SER
vice between 8 p. m. and z a. M, and
no minor girl shall be employed in
such service at any time. Some OF
The minimum wage requirements fol-
low:
Telephone girls, rural exchanges ex-
cepted, $1,000, S14.00 and $500, for
nine months apprenticeship divided
into three periods, and minimum wage
of $16.5O.
Mercantile occupation, "for the pur-
pose of sale or trade in the purchase
IF any goods or merchandise" $17.50
for experienced worker with appren-
ticeship wage from $12 to SIS. No
woman shall be employed in such es-
tabishment later than $50 p. m.
Student nurses in hospitals shall
not be on duty more than So hours a
week exclusive of class hours and
shall have hours free period once a
week between the hours of z a. m. and
II D. m. Shall be furnished full uni
forms, laundry, etc., and shall receive
a. monthly wage rof not less than s.!
the first year, Sc the second year and
SO the third year of training.
Personal service" such as manicur-
ing, hair-dressing, barbering and sim
liar work, and usheripg at theatres,
and selling tickets - full minimum
$3.50 per week. First period Of ap-
premiership, $500; second, $14.0O;
third $14.O0, and fourth $15. No ap-
premiership required for hshering or
selling tickets.
Office occupation, including those
employed as stenographers, typists,
billing clerks, fling clerks. cashiers,
invoicers, comptometer operators, aud
invoicers, comptometer operators, aud
itors, attendants at physicians and
dentists Offices and all kinds Of cler-
ical work - no experienced woman
shall receive less than $40 per week.
Maximum length Of apprenticeship,
nine months, divided into three parts.
Minimum wage, first period, $14.00;
second period, $1,000; third period,
$500. !.
ssPublic housekeeping occupations y
such as mattresses in restaurants, at
tendants at ice cream and light lunch
stands, cafeterias, kitchen workers in
restaurants, chambermaids, cigar
stand girls, etc. wage minimum,
$3.50 for mattresses and counter
maids; $16.5O for chanlbermaids and
kitchen help.
During apprenticeship $14.00 a week
first period; $1,000 second period.
Chambermaids and kitchen help, first
period Of employment 1920; second
period, $500.
I The hours of work may be changed
by permit from the bureau.
The order promulgated bears the
names Of John Hagan and s. s. Nc
Donald, commissioners. L. j. Wehe,
who was removed from the bureau,
u a . !.