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... month of Decem- ber , 1913 , 95.9 per cent of all accidents happening in industries of Wisconsin were under compensation . In Kansas the compensation act has been rejected by 500 employ- ers ; in Nevada by 100 ; in Minnesota by 44 ...
... month of Decem- ber , 1913 , 95.9 per cent of all accidents happening in industries of Wisconsin were under compensation . In Kansas the compensation act has been rejected by 500 employ- ers ; in Nevada by 100 ; in Minnesota by 44 ...
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... months of the opera- tion of the act fatal accidents were reduced to less than 1 per day . He stated that in Michigan nonfatal accidents had been reduced from 100 per day to less than 65 per day . A member of the Industrial Accident ...
... months of the opera- tion of the act fatal accidents were reduced to less than 1 per day . He stated that in Michigan nonfatal accidents had been reduced from 100 per day to less than 65 per day . A member of the Industrial Accident ...
Page 42
... months of the operation of the act , approximately 15,000 compensation claims were paid , involving only 266 arbitrations , 61 appeals from the arbitration committee to the full board , and 10 appeals to the Supreme Court . In Wisconsin ...
... months of the operation of the act , approximately 15,000 compensation claims were paid , involving only 266 arbitrations , 61 appeals from the arbitration committee to the full board , and 10 appeals to the Supreme Court . In Wisconsin ...
Page 46
... months at least , and it seems to me there is a tendency to settle with the men before they are com- pletely well , in the hope of getting them off the pay roll . That is , the compensation pay roll . In response to a question as to the ...
... months at least , and it seems to me there is a tendency to settle with the men before they are com- pletely well , in the hope of getting them off the pay roll . That is , the compensation pay roll . In response to a question as to the ...
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... month at the time of the accident ; pro- vided , however , that employers having less than five work- men may elect to come within the provisions of this act , in which case his employees shall be included herein , as herein- after ...
... month at the time of the accident ; pro- vided , however , that employers having less than five work- men may elect to come within the provisions of this act , in which case his employees shall be included herein , as herein- after ...
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Page 103 - In all other cases questions of dependency, in whole or in part, shall be determined in accordance with the fact, as the fact may be at the time of the injury...
Page 27 - ... where the injury is occasioned by the willful intention of the injured employee to bring about the injury or death of himself or of another, or where the injury results solely from the intoxication of the injured employee while on duty...
Page 128 - All persons may be joined as defendants against whom the right to any relief is alleged to exist, whether jointly, severally or in the alternative; and judgment may be given against such one or more of the defendants as may be found to be liable according to their respective liabilities, without any amendment.
Page 129 - ... served by post shall be deemed to have been served at the time when the letter containing the same would have been delivered in the ordinary course of post, and in proving the service of such notice it shall be sufficient to prove that the notice was properly addressed and registered.
Page 86 - Loss of both hands, or both arms, or both feet, or both legs, or both eyes, or of any two thereof shall, in the absence of conclusive proof to the contrary, constitute permanent total disability.
Page 85 - The loss of the first phalange ,of the thumb, or of any finger, shall, be considered to be equal to the loss of one-half of such thumb, or finger...
Page 87 - That in no case shall the amount received for more than one finger exceed the amount provided in this schedule for the loss of a hand...
Page 120 - By § 50, each employer is required to secure compensation to his employees in one of the following ways: (1) by insuring and keeping insured the payment of such compensation in the state fund...
Page 83 - Permanent partial disability means the loss of either one foot, one leg, one hand, one arm, one eye, one or more fingers, one or more toes, any dislocation where ligaments are severed, or any other injury Known in surgery to be permanent partial disability.
Page 106 - A child or children under the age of eighteen years (or over said age, but physically or mentally incapacitated from earning), upon the parent with whom he...