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le-by-nido large enongh, affordingd*y’ing1-ihk Itof airdav I : city war Jar ding o lull betri-rtmda-.\Cllat ion rt of Idmgicul*K4t atr atcity ather t theIFIILthorabout It has takencon*«til) r lt;lnhome i*ruck musi-ly outKing II. ltai lid lo rdmgCOMPROMISE ON I COMPENSATION CHANGES NEARF ployefs* and Employes' I ttees 1o Confer.An effort ! reach i compromise »*f differences between representative* r f the rmpl *vers and employe* on proposed amendments to the w *rkmen‘s lt;»mpen*ati“fi alt; t was the result rf a joint session oi the «rnate and h»*t%^ committees on commerce and labor this mnrmnp A pro a I hy Senator F.ugrne M Kerr that the rmployert and workmen: each name a committee of three in an endeavor to reach an agreement on evsentul amendments toalhe hill found favor with both sides The committees probably will he named today and conferences will he held so a report may he made to the joint » nt mitlee meeting at FI o’t !lt;lt; k Fndav morningFenton AppeaiaF.dgar S I enton. jifcsidfiit of the State federation of I alx»r, explained the chief change* in ihe hill at h»dav * meeting. at which it developed that the measure introduced hy Senator K. 1* Hill of McAleiter virtually was draft ed l»y the state federation More compensation fv»r injured workmen is the principal thing for which the representatives of labor contend and virtually all of the changes in the present law are those which would bring more pav to claimant while incaparttatfd from work Under the present law the work man may receive 50 pgr cent of his average weekly wages over a period of 500 week* in rate of total disability. It ts provided, however, that the maximum allowance is $10 * week Under the proposed law an employe totally disabled could obtain 66 2* J percent of his average weekly wages and the maximum would he $20 a weekIncreased allowance for the loss of limb*, thumbs and fingers would hemade under the new law Compenia-figure-lion also it allowed for disfigure merit, which it barred under the pres ent law.DiMBMI Diacntte*.The nu«miton of occupational dis eases is railed hy the new hill which would not only allow compensation lor injuries received by accident hut also for diseases ‘'arising opt of mid in the course of employmentIhe only representative of the em ploers who appeared before Ihe joint committee today was Dorset lt;arter. although more than a srore of rm pl -'-ers attended the hearing Carter laid he Mieved the emjiloyesT(Cantinutd on Paf# *• Oftutan ft»
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Oklahoma City Times
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US
Mon, Jan 27, 1919
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