Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-29
EMPtOYERSObTAIN
1000 CERTIFICATES
About Half Qualify Under
New Compensation Law,
Effective July |.

With the new District OF Columbia
wofkmen's act going into effect on
July l and making insurance for work
ers compulsory on employers. Robert j.
Hoags. newly appointed deputy COM
missioner of the United States En-
ployeS Compensation Commission, who
viii administer the new legislation. de-
elared today that some 5000 certificates
of compliance with the law have been
issued by his Office. denoting that about
half the employers Of Washington have
taken out insurance for their workers.
The commission, which recently
moved from its quarters IN the Interior
Department to offices on the fourth
floor of the Investment Building. at
Fifteenth and * streets, was engaged
today in final arrangements to admin
lister the new compensation act.
Mr.. Hoage said that while he would
be ready TO hold hearings when neceS-
Sary and make awards which the In
Surance companies must pay any time
after July /. he said that he does not
anticipate that hearings viii start on
the first eases falling within the new
law until about the middle of the
month.
Busy With Certificates.
A dozen stenographerS were busy
today issuing certificates to employers
and expect to issue 10000 certificates.
l.. NJ Mavro. assistant secretary of
the National Council on Compensation
Insurance, who has been advising In
Surance companies doing business in
washington on the new legislation,
particularly about rates. planned today
10 return to New York and turn over
his Office in the Investment Building 70
Leo S. keegan. manager or the councit'S
coal mining bureau In Louisville Ky.
Mr. Mauro explained today that IN
connection with the compensation law
for the District. the national council viii
set up District Of Columbia eompen~
sation rating bureau in New York City
to pass ON all policies, inspect manu-
featuring risks and establish rates.
Information has come to the corn
mission that junk dealers and window
cleaners In Washington are having
some ditflculty IN obtaining insurance
due TO the hazard Of their employ
ment. There is said to be o lack OF
safety hooks ON Washington buildings
10 lesson the hazard of window cleaning
here. The question Of obtaining inSur-
anCe In highly hazardous occupations
is enc that the commission has vet To
iron out,
Meeting to Explain Law.
A meeting was held last night at the
United States Chamber OF Commerce.
with about 100 insurance men present.
MIR Mauro and Walter W. Warwick, the
commissions chief counsel addressed
the insurance men ON phases OF the
Districts new compensation law.
MIR, Hoage said today that Washing
ton employers who fail 10 comply with
the mandatory law by July l VIII be
liable 70 prosecution through the of
flee Of the district attorney. He added
that the commission would check up on
delinquent employers within q short
time,
Employers all over the city have been
posting notices IN conspicuous places III
their establishments denoting that they
have complied with the provision OF the
new compensation act, which was ap~
proved hy President Coolidge MAY AZ.
Tn IS requires that these notices be-
poStss, Ia The places Of business Of al
employers,