Regulations Concerning Duties of Employees, Official Superiors, Medical Officers, and Others Under Federal Compensation Act of September 7, 1916 ...

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1918 - Employers' liability - 64 pages

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Page 60 - An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes", approved September 7, 1916, as amended, shall extend to persons given employment under the provisions of this Act.
Page 56 - Where the injury for which compensation is payable under this act was caused under circumstances creating a legal liability in some person other than the employer...
Page 57 - Commission (hereinafter referred to as the 'commission') which shall be composed of five commissioners who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, one of whom shall be designated by the President as chairman and shall be the principal executive officer of the commission...
Page 13 - Such charges shall be in writing, and shall be sworn to by the person making them and shall be filed with the Secretary of the Board.
Page 51 - That if the disability is partial the United States shall pay to the disabled employee during such disability a monthly compensation equal to sixty-six and two-thirds per centum of the difference between his monthly pay and his monthly wageearning...
Page 56 - States, may require the beneficiary to assign to the United States any right of action he may have to enforce such liability of such other person, or if it appears to be for the best interests of the beneficiary the director may require him to prosecute the said action in his own name, subject to regulations.
Page 51 - That in the determination of the employee's monthly wage-earning capacity after the beginning of partial disability, the value of housing, board, lodging, and other advantages which are received from his employer as a part of his remuneration and which can be estimated in money shall be taken into account SEC.
Page 57 - That such clerks, investigators, accountants, and other employees shall be appointed from lists of eligibles to be supplied by the Civil Service Commission and in accordance with the civil-service law...
Page 55 - That the notice shall state the name and address of the employee, the year, month, day, and hour when and the particular locality where the injury occurred, and the cause and nature of the injury, and shall be signed by and contain the address of the person giving the notice.
Page 51 - That if a partially disabled employee refuses to seek suitable work or refuses or neglects to work after suitable work is offered to, procured by, or Secured for him, he shall not be entitled to any compensation.

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