The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-05-15
Stanley Ogg, Branch Office Deputy
422-423 Rentschler Building
May II, 1881


Robetrs, is what is known as an
"agreed BILL" and was worked out by
a conference committee composed of
employers and of employees. The bill
was passed in the senate on Thursday
afternoon. February &c, without a
dissenting vote and passed the house
unanimously Wednesday afternoon,
March 25. 1t was signed by Governor
White on Tuesday, April 7.
Amended Section 1465-59. This
amendment does not change the law
in any respect, except to change the
Of state being required to give a sep
arate and additional bond, to be de-
posted with the secretary of state.
1861 Under the present section
policemen and fremen and their de-
pendents are excluded from the bene-
| fits of the workmen's compensation
law, if such policemen and fremen
are eligible to participate in the pen
sion fund maintained by the munich
pality, even though the benefits of the
pension fund are less than the bene-
fits provided by the workmen's COM
pensation law. In some cases this has
worked a hardship on injured police
men and firemen and the dependents
of killed policemen and firemen be-
cause the benefits received from the
pension fund were much less than
they would have received from the
state insurance fund, if there had
been no municipal pension fund.
Under the proposed amendment to
this section injured policemen and
firemen, and the dependents of kill
ed policemen and fremen, will re-
ceive the full amount of the benefits
provided in the workmen's compensa-
tion law, less the sum or sums receiv-
ed by them from the policemen's or
firemen's pension fund maintained by
municipal authority.
1865 -69-a. Under this statute as it
now exists, any employer who is
amenable to the workmen's compen-
sation law and who fails to comply
herewith may be held guilty of a
misdemeanor and be fined not more
than five hundred dollars and cost of
prosecution.
Many of the smaller employers who
have but three or four workmen now
fail to comply with the law, and THEN
delinquency is not discovered until an
application for compensation is filed
by workman who has been injured
or the dependents of a workman who
has been killed, while in the employ
of such delinquent employer. Ere
ouently the financial condition of such
an employer is such that he is unable
to pav the amount of the award OF
compensation allowed by the indus
trial commission.
In such cases the award of com
pensation ultimately must be palo
from the state insurance fund under
the provisions of Section 1465-74. The
present penalty of "a fine not exceed
ing five hundred dollars" is not very
effective with many of this class OF
EMPLOYERS, since they have little OF
nothing in the way of financial re-
sources, and, therefore, don't seem &c
fear the penalty of fine as now pre-
scribed.
The amount of premium which sucf
employers are required to pay into the
fund is comparatively very small. Bu'
if all such employers who are amen
able to the law, made this small pay
ment of premium the combined pay
ments of premium from such employ
ers would add a substantial amount
to the fund each year. 1t would als(
relieve injured workers and depend
ents of killed workers of anxiety, IN
convenience and delay they must nov
undergo before they can get compen
sation from the state fund IN sucf
cases. 1t is thought, therefore, tha
a penalty of Imprisonment woult
have a wholesome effect in the mat
ter of causing such employers to com
nlv with the law, and that the con
dition is one that warrants such
penalty.
Section 1465-74. Under the presen
statute in cases in which compensa
ton is awarded to workman VINO i
injured while in the employ OF al
employer who has not complied VIII
the requirements of the workmen'
compensation law, and such employe
fails or refuses to pay same Withl
ten days, the attorney general IS re
ouired to bring an action against sue
employer to collect the amount OF tn
award. If the attorney general Ger
tifes that the amount of the aWar
cannot be collected because OF the III
solvency of the employer, or othe
adequate reason, then the amount Q
the award shall be paid from the stat
insurance fund. But it cannot be pal
from the state insurance fund unit
the attorney general certifies to tn
industrial commission that the amour
cannot he collected Under the pres