The American Labor Legislation Review, Volume 6The Association, 1916 - Labor laws and legislation Includes proceedings and papers of the American Association for Labor Legislation previously published in the two series: Proceedings and Legislative review. |
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Page 331 - ... except 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...
Page 367 - ... her physical structure and a proper discharge of her maternal functions — having in view not merely her own health, but the well-being of the race — justify legislation to protect her from the greed as well as the passion of man.
Page 331 - 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 303 - ... resulting in whole or in part from the negligence of any of the officers, agents, or employees of such carrier...
Page 331 - United States medical officers and hospitals, but where this is not practicable shall be furnished by private physicians and hospitals designated or approved by the commission and paid for from the employees' compensation fund. If necessary for the securing of proper medical, surgical, and hospital treatment, the employee, in the discretion of the commission, may be furnished transportation at the expense of the employees
Page 266 - The members of the board and its assistants shall be entitled to receive from the state their actual and necessary expenses while traveling on the business of the board; but such expenses shall be sworn to by the person who incurred the same, and be approved by the chairman of the board, before payment is made.
Page 331 - ... upon some person other than the United States to pay damages therefor, the commission 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...
Page 366 - When a health law is challenged in the courts as unconstitutional, on the ground that it arbitrarily interferes with personal liberty and private property without due process of law, the courts must be able to see that it has at least in fact some relation to the public health, that the public health is the end actually aimed at, and that it is appropriate and adapted to that end.
Page 331 - Such fund, including all additions that may be made to it, is hereby authorized to be permanently appropriated for the payment of the compensation provided by this act, including the medical, surgical, and hospital services and supplies provided by section nine, and the transportation and burial expenses provided by /sections nine and eleven.
Page 50 - The seamen shall not be shipped to work alternately in the fireroom and on deck, nor shall those shipped for deck duty be required to work in the fireroom, or vice versa...