Regulations Concerning Duties of Employees, Official Surperiors, Medical Officers and Others Under Federal Compensation Act of September 7, 1916 |
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Alaskan Engineering Commission amended by act amount appliances appropriations approved authorized award beneficiary bill cause centum certificate child civil employees claim compensation claim for compensation claimant commis commission will furnish compensation act Compensation Commission compensation fund compensation payable deceased employee designated physician dispensary District of Columbia employee's entitled to compensation February 12 Form C. A. hereby hernia hospital services immediately incapable of self-support injured employee injury or death injury sustained June 26 liability medical officer medical referee ment mission monthly compensation monthly pay monthly wage-earning capacity necessary obtained officer or designated official superior orthopedic orthopedic surgeon paid Panama Canal Panama Railroad Company partial disability pensation performance of duty persons entitled ployee private room provided by sections reasonable record refusal or obstruction report of injury request result section 21 section 9 secure siderable period statement submit surgical Taxicab third party tion United States medical unless wholly dependent X-ray
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Page 58 - 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 54 - 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 48 - In a learner's capacity and who were not physically or mentally defective, the commission shall, on any review after the time when the monthly wage-earning capacity of such persons would probably, but for the injury, have increased, award compensation based on such probable monthly wage-earning capacity.
Page 14 - ... be subject to a fine of not more than $2,000 or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.
Page 54 - One of the original members shall be appointed for a term of one year, one for a term of two years, one for a term of three years, one for a term of...
Page 6 - That every employee injured in the performance of his duty, or some one on his behalf, shall, within forty-eight hours after the injury, give written notice thereof to the immediate superior of the employee. Such notice shall be given by delivering it personally or by depositing it properly stamped and addressed in the mail.
Page 53 - 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 57 - Company are concerned to the governor of the Panama Canal, and so far as employees of the Alaskan Engineering Commission are concerned to the chairman of that commission, in which cases the words "commission
Page 54 - SEC. 15. That for the purposes of this Act, the director, commissioners, and deputy commissioners shall have power to issue subpoenas for and compel the attendance of witnesses within a radius of one hundred miles, to require the production of books, papers, documents, and other evidence, to administer oaths and to examine witnesses upon any matter within the jurisdiction of the bureau. The director may obtain such information and such reports from officials and employees of the departments of the...
Page 55 - Compensation when awarded shall be paid from the employees' compensation fund. SEC. 37. That if the original claim for compensation has been made within the time specified in section twenty, the commission may, at any time, on its own motion or on application, review the award, and, in accordance with the facts found on such review, may end, diminish, or increase the compensation previously awarded, or, if compensation has been refused or discontinued, award compensation.