Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-10-21

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Section 8. 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,
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
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
or other benefit fund to which the mu-
nicipal corporation or other public en-
ployer contributes, a part of such heneit
proportionate to the amount then, being
contributed to such fund by such en-
| ployer. which deductions shall be made
only during the compensation period Nor
shall anything in this act be construed as
| interfering with the right of any public
| employee 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 pay
ments due hereunder.
Section 3. In case any empleye 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 shall con-
tribute the payment of such compensa-
ton in the proportion of their several
wage liability to such employe. If one
or more but not all Of such employers
should be subject to this 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
Section 10. ta) Any person who has
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 suhcontractS, 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.
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 i'm
dependent contractor, but such independ-
ent contractor shall be deemed to be the
employer of the employees of his subcon-
tractors and their subcontractorS when
employed on or about the premises where
the principal contractor is doing work.
I'd In all cases mentioned in the pre-
ceding suhsections, 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 on the
application of any party. The liability of
the immediate employer shall be primary,
and hat 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
recovery may be had on motion in the
original proceedings.
(e) No such employer shall be liable as
in this section provided, If the employee
was insured by lis immediate or any in
termediate employer.
Section II. If 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 shall 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 employe, and
in such 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 nave
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is filed with the commission.
Section IL, la This act shall apply to
all cases within its provisions, except
those exclusively covered by any federal
% 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
shall otherwise provide.
Section 13. (a) In addition to all other
compensation, the employee shall receive
such medical. surgical and hospital treat
ment, including nursing, ambulance and
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. If
the emploYe desires, he shall have the
right to select his own physician, surgeon
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.
OBJ 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 recover of the enploye is en-
dangered 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 commis-
sion, and shall be limited to such as are
fair md reasonable for similar treatment
Of injured persons of a like standard of
living. The commission h also have
jurisdiction to hear and determine all dis
putes as to such charges.
Id No compensation shall be payabl
for the death or disability of an employe,
If n in so far as the same may be
caused, continued or aggravated by ar
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
employe dies as a result of an operation
made necessary by the Injury, such death
shall be deemed to be caused by the
injury.
who treated the employe shall be admis-
sihle in evidence in any proceedings for
II compensation under this act.
10 Every hospital or other person fur
nisbing the employe with medical aid
shall permit fits records to be copied by
and shall furnish full information to the
commission, the employer, the employe or
his dependents aad any other party ia
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 13. no compensation shah be pay
able for the first seven days or less of
disability unless the disability shall last
longer than six weeks,
(bS Compensation shall be payable as
the wages were paid prior to the injury OF
at least. once every two weeks. EACH in
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