The Bismarck tribune., 1922-06-20
EMPLOYERS TO
GET REFUND IN
RISK PAYMENTS
Bureau Probably to Allow Is
Per Cent on Next Years Pre-
miums to Some Employers
EMPLOYERS MEET HERE
Recommendation Made by Com
mittee for Revision of Some
Compensation Rules

A refund of Is per cent of premium
payments probably will be made en-
ployers by the Workmen's Compensa:
tion Bureau providing the losses Of
the employers were below the normal
loss experience for the year, it was
stated at the offices Of the bureau to-
day, following a conference between
employers and members of the bureau
on various phases of the compensation
business,
It is also likely that the manual
rate will be reduced somewhat in new
schedules effective from July |, and
that credit will be given to employers
for the record made in their particu-
lar business in order to encourage
employers to safeguard their plants.
In some lines of industry, however,
there will be no reduction in rates, il
is stated, because the losses have been
greater than normal, or greater than
the premium rate. These classes in
which there probably will be no re-
duction include coal mining, packing
houses, structural iron work, carpen-
ter work away from the shop, road
making, well drilling, furniture work.
ers, telegraph and telephone COM
panies, livestock shippers, ice har-
vesting.
Recommendations Made
Various recommendation were
made by employers called in for a
conference with the bureau in the
form of resolution drawn up today.
They include a recommendation for a
Is per cent refund. to be credited to
employers on their next years pre-
miums, and other adjustments. 1t
was stated members Of the bureau
agree with the employers recommen-
dations. .e.
The employers representatives are:
Fred P. Mann, Devils Lake; J. A. JAR
dine, Fargo; P. O. Thorson, Grand
Forks; C. E. Danielson, Minot; o.
Hegge, Fargo; p. J. Cahill, Zap.
The resolutions adopted by the EN-
ployers' groups follow:
"There being $500 employers in
sured in the Workmen's Compensation
Bureau and being some employers III
the state who are not complying with
the compulsory law, we urge that
steps be taken to compel those who
are not complying with the law to pay
their premium into the fund and we
recommend that all employers who
are not complying with the law pay
the premium into the fund and secure
compensation insurance and solicit
the cooperation of all who are paying
into the fund to secure the compliance
of all others.
Want Surcharge Abolished
1--WE recommend that Rule 3 of the
rules of the bureau by which a FAC;
,surcharge is charged to the employer
for initial rating be abolished. This
24%o has previously been charged en-
ployers at the beginning of their first
years insurance and paid back if tn.
employer had a good accident expert
ence or paid back in part depending
upon. the extent of the losses in hi;
employment.
eve recommend that refund divi-
dend of 1870 of last years premium
be paid to all employers who have had
a normal experience, or better than
normal, and that such refund divi-
dend be credited to these employers
on their next premium payment.
"We recommend 3, that the expert
ence Of the North Dakota Workmen' $
Compensation Bureau in the various
industries be given great considera-
ton in fixing the rates for the ensu
ing year where there has been suf-
ficient payroll exposure in any given
industry to warrant basing the rate
largely upon North Dakota expert
ence.
"We recommend that Rule 9 of the
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