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Davis{ Ill. Paul A. Dodd, Ca . Mnry E. Dreier, N, Y. Our Mid-year Meeting is set for Buffalo, June 18~24 0 uith the big National Com rence of Social Wi:rrk . l=i, Our quarterly Review - now in press - uill cont ain notable features not elsewhere available. The President 0 s message t o Congress on t he national health program finally opens t he way fo r renewed action on that part of our leaislative program. • With mor e t han 40 legis l a tur es in s ession 9 we als o need your cooperation now on a wide range of pr oblems: Mine safety - Silicosis res earch - Labor law enforcement - Workmen's compensation Unemployment compensation amendments - Health i nsurance - Occupational dis ease compensation These involve voluminous correspondence, preparation of memor anda, legislative drafting, public hearings . ~-t~f"p~~• Jd• M. Tarbell, N. Y. F. W. Taussig, Mass. G. W. Thompson, N. Y. M:irr van K!eeck, N. Y. T. A. Wilson, N. C. }tobert J. Watt, D. C. Jldwin ll. Witte, Wis. Verne A. Zimmer, D . C. and the officers JAMES MARSHALL SPENCER l>ULLER, JR. ORDWAY TEAD January 28P 1939 Mrs. Geori;c Backer, N. Y. Elizabeth Brandeis, Wis. Robert Bruen,, D. C. Cho.des C. Burlingham, N. Y. Charlotte Carr, Ill. Willinm L. Chenery. N . Y. Irene Syh•cster Chubb, Mo. Elizoheth A. Cooley, Fla. Belle Sherwin, D. C. Mrs. M•ry Simkhovitch, N. Y. Edwin S. Smith, D. C. George Soule, N. Y. CARTER GOODRICH GEORGE M. HARRISON PAUL J. KE RN CLARENCE A. KULP 131 East 23rd Street, New York City GENERAL ADVISORY COUNCIL Grnce Abbott. Ill. Arthur J. Altmeyer, D . C. Mrs. Lucius Enstman, N. Y. Homer Folks N. Y . Richard Fondiller, N . Y. Wnlter Frank, N. Y. Lloyd K. Garrison, Wis. Mary Barnett Gilson, Ill. Jose!'hine Goldmark, N. Y. l'ranl.: P. Graham, N. C. William Haber, Mich. Helen Hall, N. Y. Alice Hamilton, Conn. Walton H. Hamilton, Conn. J. ]. Hnndley, Wis. Frank E. Hering, Ind. Sidney Hillman, N. Y. William Hodson, N. Y. Harry L. Hopkins, D. C. John A. Kingsbury, N. Y. Mrs. Florence Lamont, N. J. John A. Lopp, lll. Murri1' W. I.otimer, D. C. ~~•~is N. Y. John L. lewis, D. C. Samuel McC. Lindsay, N. Y. David A. McCabe, N . J . James L. McDevitr, Pa. le,fur Magnusson, D. C. Otto T. Mallery, Pa. Frieda S. Miller! N. Y. H. A. Millis, II . Mrs. Douglas Moffat, N. Y. Tom Moore, Canada Vincent J. Murphy, N. J. John O'Grady, D. C. Frances Perkins, D . C. John A. Phillips, Pa. Mrs. Willard Pope, .Mich. Roscoe Pound, Mass. Paul Raushenbush, Wis. Donald Richberg, D. C. William Gorham Rice, Wis. Josephine Roche, Col. Norman .McL. Rogers, Canada W. A. Rooksbery, /uK. Bem:ird J. Rothwell, Mnss. EXEdi.;;~ _ ...MARY ANDERSON { I The enclos ed now print is the 17t h edition of our Workmen's Compensation Standards pamphlet. It notes progress. We need other new material to meet requests f rom legislators and administrative officialsp as ~ell as from private organizations and members. We uish to thank all who have already sent contr ibutions for 1939, and to urge those \'lho have not yet responded to our .January memorandum to send as generous a check as possible . now. It will save us added expenses and enaoura~e us great£\y~. ~ . ,.,. 'l, 9 rtr· 2 -· Faithfully you~8 0 Organized in 1906-Eodorsed by National Information Bureau, Incorpornted �Standards for W o:rlkmenj s Compensation laws AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR LABOR LEGISLATION I 3 I East 23rd Street, New York City �ANNOUNCEMENT . Worlonen's Compensation C . , omm1ttee American Association for Labor Legislatio n }OSEPI-I P. C HAM BERLAIN P rofessor of Public Law, Columbia University. R ICHARD Fo N DILLER Consulting Actuary, New York City. LEON ARD \ V. HATCH Forme r Membe r, New York State Industrial Board. A DRIA N V . s. LAMBERT Chai rman, Committee on 1Iedical-Compe nsati on Problems. D. B. ROBERTSON President, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen an d Engi nemen. VER N E A. Z IM MER Director, Division of Standards, U. S. Department of Labor. ?- L\ RSFI ALL DA W~ON Compensation E xpert, U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. GERA LD H. B RO W N Assistant Deput y Minister of Labor, Canada. B ERNARD ] . R OTH WELL President, Bay State ::..rilling Company, and fo rmerly President, Boston Chamber of Commerce. T. A. \ V JLSOX ;\{ember, North Carolina Industrial Commission, and formerly President, N. C. Federation of Labor. }OHN B . A NDREW S Secretary, American Association for Labor Legislation. Author, "Labor Laws in Action." The seventeenth edition of this pamphlet once more records substantial gains in t he field of workmen's compensation. Notable progress has been made in extending laws to protect more workers, in reducing waiting periods, in raising the weekly maximum limits of compensation, and in liberalizing the allowance for medical care. From the very beginning of workmen's compensation legislation in America, the Association for Labor Legislation took an active part. It analyzed and published upto-date reviews of legislation. It assisted in the creation of official commissions and helped to bring them together in national meetings. It organized the first American conferences on Occupational Diseases and on Social Insurance. It assisted with information, urged well-tested improvements, and pointed out obvious short-comings in projected bills. Since April, 1911, when the first general state compensation law to go into effect and stay in effect was enacted, the movement has spread from state to state, and the federal government now protects its million civilian employees by a model measure drafted by this Association and embodying substantially the standards here set forth, as does also the Longshoremen's Act and the District of Columbia law prepared under its auspices. In extending the legislation to the two remaining states and to interstate commerce employees, and in perfecting the laws which already exist, it is hoped that these standards may help to point the way toward that desirable uniformity in legislation which shall deal liberally with the injured workman and his dependents, fairly with the employer, and justly with the state. JoHN B. ANDREWS, Secretary, American Association for Labor Legislation. �STAND ARDS FOR WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION LAWS Recommended by the AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR LABOR LEGISLATION In the opinion of the American Association- for Labor Legislation the following features are essential to satisfactory workmen's compensation laws: "BY ITS WORKMEN'S YOU CAN JUDGE THE COMPENSATION LAW SOCIAL STATUS ·oF A STATE." ,· i I. Scale of Compensation. Assuming machinery to insure the prompt payment of the compensation required by law, the scale of payments is the most important feature of the sy°stem. The strongest argument for compensation to all injured workmen or to their dependents is that shortened lives and maimed limbs due to industrial injuries are just as much expenses of production, which should be met by those conducting industry for their own profit, as are used-up raw materials or worn-out tools and machinery. The whole expense of losses to capital is necessarily borne by the employer. The whole expense of the personal losses due to injuries is the loss in wages sustained and the expenses for medical care during incapacity. The only logical reason for not imposing, through the employers, this entire expense ~n every industry that occasions it, is that injured workers must not be deprived of a motive for returning to work and to independent self-support as soon as they are able to do so. The compensation act, therefore, should provide for the expense of all necessary medical •attendance and for the payment of such a proportion of wages to the victim of the •injury during his incapacity, or to his dependents if he be killed, as will provide for the resulting needs and yet not encourage malingering. The following scale is believed to conform to these requirements and to be the lowest that should be inserted in any compensation law. 1. Medical Attendance. Aside from humanitarian considerations the employer should, in the interest of economy and efficiency, be required to furnish all s ·. , . ., ,. •, �necessary medical, surgical and hospital services and supplies as determined,by the Accident Board. All of the acts provide for medical attend~ce. A~ necl:ssary medical care is provided with neither time nor amount limits in California, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Washington, and Wisconsin; also Hawaii, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and in the three federal laws -for longshoremen, Government employees and the ~istrict of Col1;1t11bia. Tii:ne limits, ·only: are fixed m Alaska, Anzona, Indiana, Michigan, N~vada, New Hampshire, Texas, Virginia and with authorization for unlimited extensio~s by the Board in Massachusetts, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and South Carolina. Amount limits only, are fixed in Florida, Iowa Louisiana' M.~l~nd, New_ Mexico, Rhode !;land, West Virginia, Wyoming, and with authorization for un~ted increases by the Board .i~ New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, and Utah. Additional medical care withou~ fixed limit may be ordered by the Board also. m Delaware, Maine, Missouri, and Pennsylvania. 2. Waiting Period. No compensation should be paid for a definite period-to be not less than three nor more than ~even days-at the beginning of disability. If, however, disability continues for 14 days, compensation should be paid from date of injury. In Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut, D~la~are, !c4'lorida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, I~ois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, M:une, MaryJand, . Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, M1ssoun, Montana (if dependents) Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire New Jer~ sey, New Mexico, _New York, North Carolina, North J?:i,!i:~ta, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island South C":1"0¥1:a, Tenne~see, Texas, Utah, Ver~ mont, Vi.rgmia, Washington, West Virginia Wisconsin, and Wyoming, and under the thre~ federal laws, the waiting period is as here recommended. In Oregon and South Dakota there is no waiting period. 3. Compensation for Total Disability. The disabled workman should receive during disability not less than 66fr per cent of wages; compensation not to be more than $25 or less than $10 a week. If he is a minor, he should, after reaching twenty-one, receive 66! per cent of the wages of able-bodied men in the occupation group to which he belonged. All of the acts except those of Alaska (permanent), ~regon (perz:n.anent), WashinKton, and Wyoming base disability compensation on a 4: percentage of wages, rather than on a flat rate regardless of the wages. The percentage of wages here recommended is the same as in Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana (sliding scale), Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon (temporary only, and sliding scale), West Virginia, and in the three federal laws. Alabama (sliding scale), Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho (sliding scale), Illinois (sliding scale), Kentucky, Louisiana, and Pennsylvania provide 65 per cent. Florida (sliding scale), Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, the Philippines, South Carolina, Texas, and Utah provide 60 per cent; while Indiana South Dakota, and Virginia provide 55 per cent'. Wisconsin provides 70 per cent. In Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and under the federal law for Government employees, _compensation for total disability is payable dunng the continuance of the disability. 4. Compensation for Partial Disability. The workman who is only partially disabled should receive a percentage of his wages proportioned to the degree of disability, and subject to readjustment only on account of changes in extent of disability; compensation not to exceed $25 a week, with provision for minors similar to that in the case of total disability. Awards for permanent partial disability should be in addition to total disability compensation paid during the healing period. In case of a second injury Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Nor:;th Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah, Wisconsin, and the federal laws for longshoremen and for private employees in the District of Columbia, pay out of a special fund any compensation in excess of that for which the second injury by itself would make the employer liable. Massachusetts a~d West Virginia have adopted the same princ_iple through somewhat less adequate legislation. 5. Compensation for Death. (1) Funeral Expenses. The employer should be required to pay a sum not exceeding $200 for funeral expenses, in addition to any other compensation. All the laws except those of Alaska, Illinois, Maine, Maryland (in case decedent's 5 �estate is large enough to pay such expense), Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Oklah2JI1a (which cannot constitutionally compef.'sate for death), Puerto Rico, South Dakota and Texas provide funeral expenses in all cases of death whether or not there are dependents. The maximum limit is $200 or more in Connecticut, Idaho, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and under the three federal laws, while Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia allow $150 or more. marries, or reaches the age of eighteen unless the child at 18 is physically or mentally incapable of self-support. (2) Compensation for Widow. If living with the decedent at the time of his death, or if dependent, the widow should be granted at least 35 per cent of his wages until her death or remarriage, with a lump sum on remarriage equal to at least two years' compensation. The method of compensation for cases of death recommended in this and succeeding paragraphs is substantially the same as in Arizona, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, and Vermont, and under the three federal laws. The provision for a lump sum payment to the widow on remarriage is adopted in Arizona, Colorado, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Utah, Washington, West Virginia and in the federal laws for longshoremen, and for private employees in the District of Columbia. (3) Compensation for Widower. If living with the decedent at the time of her death and dependent upon her support, the widower should receive 35 per cent of her wages, or a proportionate amount if his dependency is only partial, to be paid until his death or remarriage. (4) Compensation for Widow or Widower and children. In addition to the compensation provided for the widow or widower, IS per cent should be allowed for each child under eighteen, up to a maximum of 66fr per cent for the widow or widower and children. Compensation on account of a child should cease when it dies, 6 l (5) Compensation to Children if There Be No Widow or Widower. In case children are left without any surviving parent 25 per cent should be paid for one child under eighteen, and 15 per cent for each additional such child, to be divided among such children share and share alike, up to a maximum of 66i per cent. Compensation on account of any such child should cease when it dies, marries, or reaches the age of eighteen unless it is disabled. (6) Compensation to Parents, Brothers, Sisters, Grandchildren and Grandparents if Dependent. For such classes of dependents 25 per cent should be paid for one wholly dependent, and 15 per cent additional for each additional person wholly dependent, divided among such wholly dependent persons share and share alike, and a proportionate amount (to. be determin~d by the Accident Board) if dependency is only partial, to be ~ivided among the persons wholly or partially dependent according to the degree of dependency as determined by the.Accident Boar·d. These percentages ·should be paid in cases where there is no widow, widower, or child. In other cases members of this class should receive as much of these percentage/> as, when added to the total percentage payable to the widow or widower or child, will not exceed a total of 66! per cent. · Compensation to members of this class should be paid only during dependency. • (7) Compensation for Alien NonResident Dependents. Aliens should be placed on the same footing as other dependents. In Alabama, Hawaii, New Mexico, the Philippines, and South Dakota, alone are alien non-resident dependents expressly ·excluded from compenstion. (8) Maximum and Minimum Compensation for Death. The wages on 1 �which death compensation is based should be taken to be not more t ~ $37.50 per week nor less than $15 per week; but the. total amount of the weekly Compensation should not be more than the actual wages. (9) No-dependency Death Cases. If there are no surviving dependents, the insurance carrier should be assessed at least $1,500 for the second injury and rehabilitation fund. 6. Commutation of Periodical Compensation Payments. Necessary in exceptional cases, lump sum payments should, however, be carefully safeguarded against abuse and should be permitted only when for the best interest of the beneficiary and with the approval and under the supervision of the Accident Board, after thorough investigation. 7. Legal Fees. No contract for legal services should be valid unless approved by the Accident Board, which should be authorized to be the judge of the reasonable value of the services rendered. II. Employments to Be Included. It is believed that sufficient progress has now been made in public education on the problem, and in the development of efficient and economical machinery for insuring the employer against his compensation liability, to justify the inclusion in the system of all employments. The only exception which should be made is of casual employees in the service of employers who have only such employees and who, therefore, cannot fairly be required to carry compensation insurance policies. Such policies, on payment of a small additional premium, are now drawn so as to embrace casual as well as regular employees. No serious burden is, therefore, entailed on employers, even of domestic servants, in making them liable to pay compensation to casual employees. Farm labor and domestic service are still exempted from the operation of the act in nearly all the States, either expressly or indirectly. Casual employees are excluded either in whole or in part by most laws. 8 III. Injuries to Be Included. Compensatio. should be provided for all personal injuries in the course of employment, and death resulting th erefrom within six years, but no compensation should be allowed wh ere the injury is occasioned by the wilful intention of the employee to bring about the injury or death of him self or of another. The act should embrace occupational diseases arising out of and in the course of employ ment, which should be considered personal injuries for which compensation is payable. The principle of limiting the time within which death must occur in order to form a basis for compensation is found in Alabama, Colorado, Conn~cticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland Missouri Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia, and in the federal law for Government employees. The principle of excepting injuries caused by the wilful intention of the employee is found in the three federal laws and in all States except Illinois, Massachusetts, and Montana. Occupational diseases are compensated in California, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, North Dakota, the Philippines, Wisconsin, and under the three federal laws, and to a limited extent in Delaware, Michigan, Kentucky, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Washington, and West Virginia. IV. Other Remedies Than Those Provided by the Compensation Act. One of the weightiest arguments against the outworn system of employers' liability is that it causes vast sums to be frittered away in law suits that should be used in caring for the victims of accidents. To avoid this waste the compensation provided by the act should be THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY. If the employer has been guilty of personal negligence, even going to the point of violating a safety statute, his punishment should be through a special action prosecuted by the State factory inspection bureau. Likewise, if he has failed to insure, he should be penalized by being made subject to a penal action prosecuted by the accident board and by increasing his liability for compensation. 9 �" Suits for damages are not permitted under any circumstances in several states including Alaba;»a, Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, Penrtirylvania, Vermont, and Wisconsin. most rigid regulation to guard against 'in~olvency, to insure just settlement of claims, to prevent wasteful practices and exorbitant rates, and to eliminate unfair competitive methods; V. Security for the Payment of Compensation Awards. The supreme tests of a compensation system are, first, the incentive provided for reducing accidents to the utmost, and, second, the promptness and certainty with which compensation claims are met. The strongest incentive toward prevention results from imposing the whole expense of compensation upon the employer. The irregularity and uncertainty of accidents, however, make this policy inexpedient for small employers with limited financial resources. Security can only be attained through some system of insurance. Employers should, therefore, be required to insure their compensation liability. Insurance in commercial companies is not _allowed in Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming, and sentiment is rapidly developing in favor of such exclusion elsewhere. 4. Insure in a State Insurance Fund managed by the Accident Board upon the same principles and subject to the same general requirements as those governing Mutual Insurance Associations. State insurance is authorized in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylv~a, Puerto Rico, Tennessee (for coal_mines), Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming. Alabama, Alaska and the Philippines are the only States which do not require in some form or other the employer to secure the payment of compensation either by insurance or by the giving of a bond. • Failures of private casualty companies -with resulting tragic loss both to injured workers and their employers-have given additional impulse to adoption of State Insurance Funds. ly.loimting insurance costs have likewise led to increasing use of State Funds. In accordance with the plans of insurance at present provided for, .employers may either: 1. Maintain their own insurance fund subject "to the approval of the Accident Board or other administrative authority; Massachusetts, Nevada~ North Dakota, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Texas, Washington and Wyoming do not permit employers to carry their own insurance. 2. Insure in a Mutual Association authorized to insure compensation liability; Insurance in a mutual association is permitted in most States, including Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia and Wisconsin and by the federal laws for longshoremen and for private employees in the District of Columbia. 3. Insure in a commercial company, such companies to be subjected to the 10 .I •VI. Organization of Accident Board. It is essential to the successful operation of the compensation system that an Accident Board be created. This board should_ consist of three or five members appointed by the Governor with the consent of the Senate. The board should have power to employ necessary assistants, including an independent medical staff, on a merit basis with security of tenure. Its members should be required to devote their entire time to its work and should not be permitted to •carry on any other business or profession for profit. The cost of administration of the compensation law should be equitably distributed among the insurance carriers. Accident boards are provided in the three federal laws and in all of the States except Alabama, Alaska, Louisiana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, the Philippines, Rhode Island, Tennessee and Wyoming. 11 �i> VII. Procedure for Settlement of Compensation Claims. Careful provision shdi!nd be made for rigid state supervision in the determination of all claims for compensation. A decision by a member or an authorized deputy of the State Accident Board should be conclusive, unless appeal therefrom is taken to the entire Accident Board within a specified time. The Accident Board's ·disposition of the case should be final and conclusive unless appeal therefrom is taken within a specified time. Appeals from decrees of the Accident Board should not be allowed, except on questions of law, and should be carried direct to the highest court. VIII. Reports of Accidents. The law should direct the administrative board to use the Standard Accident Reporting Blank requiring full and accurate reports of all industrial accidents as a basis for computation of future industrial accident rates and for future safety regulations to decrease or prevent accidents. IX. Rehabilitation. Restored earning power is of more importance than distress relieved. The administrative board should therefore be authorized to encourage, cooperate with, or conduct enterprises for the re-education and rehabilitation of injured persons. Provision should be made for maintenance during rehabilitation. Forty-seven States and the District of Columbia already make provision for aiding industrial cripples to secure re-training, re-education or reemployment. Delaware still lags. The essential features of workmen's compensation law here outlined are urged on the basis of a careful study of the whole question and of the compensation legislation of all the States. As one of the functions of the American Association for Labor Legislation is to promote the enactment of adequate and more nearly uniform labor laws, it earnestly recommends to the careful consideration of legislators and of those who are interested in social progress the country over, the foregoing just, reasonable and progressive workmen's compensation standards. 12 . ' • " l esp ecially lik e the way t he org a11 izatio11 co mbin es th r scir11tific m ctl,o d with th e pra ctical rernlt -g elli11g spirit." " T h e Asso cia tiou has ed11ca t ed th e p11bli c, aro11u d p 11 blic int erest, se cured th e pa ssage of ht·111•fi cinl l rg islntio11." The American Association for Labor Legislation is a general welfare organization with headquarters at 131 East 23rd Street, New York City. It is supported entirely by contributions from its thousands of members representing all groups in every state in the Union. If you wish to be kept in touch with this expanding work you should become a member. Membership will entitle you to many privileges in addition to the publications, among which is the quarterly American Labor Legislation Review. The minimum annual subscription is $3. A good time to become a member is now. "[ /,ave brr11 a reader of th e AMERICAN LABOR the first day lo tMs day, a11d have fo1111d it i11dispe11sable i11 trying lo keep up w it!, the devr./oprn e11t of social lcgislatio11 i11 tl,e U11ited S/a/es."-CHARl,ES A, BEARD. LEGISLATION REVIEW from �( I ~ Workmen's Compensation Map ; of the United States and Canadian Provinces .. CJ No Compensation Laws. Compensation Law, but no State Fund Compensation Law, with State Fund. Can your State measure up to these standards? � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Union Pacific Collection Description An account of the resource This collection is made possible in part by a generous grant from Wyoming Humanities. All materials are the property of Union Pacific Coal Company, on long-term loan at Western Wyoming Community College. 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