Illinois "For the loss of the sight of an eye, fifty per centum of the average weekly wage during one hundred weeks. "The loss of both hands or both arms, or both feet, or both legs, or both eyes, or of any two thereof, shall constitute total and permanent disability, to be compensated according to the compensation fixed by paragraph (ƒ) of this section, provided that these specific cases of total and permanent disability shall not be construed as excluding other cases. 66 "(f) In the case of complete disability which renders the employee wholly and permanently incapable of work, compensation equal to 50 per cent of his earnings, but not less. than $5.00, nor more than $12.00 per week, commencing on the day after the injury and continuing until the amount paid equals the amount which would have been payable as a death benefit under paragraph (a), section 7, if the employee had died as a result of the injury at the time thereof, leaving heirs surviving, as provided in said paragraph (a), section 7, and thereafter a pension during life annually equal to 8 per cent of the amount which would have been payable as a death benefit under paragraph (a), section 7, if the employee had died as a result of the injury at the time thereof, leaving heirs surviving, as provided in said paragraph (a), section 7. Such pension shall not be less than $10.00 per month and shall be payable monthly. “(g) In case death occurs as a result of the injury before the total of the payments made equals the amount payable as a death benefit, then in case the employee leaves any widow, child or children, parents, grandparents or other lineal heirs, entitled to compensation under section 7, the difference be tween the compensation for death and the sum of the pay ments made to the employee shall be paid, at the option of the employer, either to the personal representative or the beneficiaries of the deceased employee and distributed, as vided in paragraph (f) of section 7, but in no case shall the amount payable under this paragraph be less than $500.00. pro "(h) In no event shall the compensation to be paid exceed fifty per centum of the average weekly wage or exceed twelve Idollars per week in amount; nor, except in cases of complete disability as defined above, shall any payments extend over å Iowa period of more than eight years from the date of the accident. In case an injured employee shall be incompetent at the time when any right or privilege accrues to him under the provisions of this Act, a conservator or guardian may be appointed pursuant to law, and may, on behalf of such incompetent, claim and exercise any such right or privilege with the same force and effect as if the employee himself had been competent and had claimed or exercised said right or privilege; and no limitations of time by this Act provided shall run so long as said incompetent employee is without a conservator or guardian. "(i) All compensation provided for in paragraphs (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) of this section, other than cases of pension for life, shall be paid in installments, at the same intervals at which the wages or earnings of the employee were paid at the time of the injury, or if this shall not be feasible, then the installments shall be paid weekly." IOWA "§ 10. * * * (h) For injury producing temporary disability, fifty (50%) per cent of the average weekly wages received at the time of injury, subject to a maximum compensation of ten ($10.00) dollars and a minimum of five ($5.00) dollars per week; provided, that if at the time of injury the employé receives wages less than five ($5.00) dollars per week, then he shall receive the full amount of wages per week. This compensation shall be paid during the period of such disability, not, however, beyond three hundred (300) weeks. "(i) For disability total in character and permanent in quality fifty (50%) per cent of the average weekly wages received at the time of the injury, subject to a maximum compensation of ten ($10.00) dollars per week, and a minimum of five ($5.00) dollars per week; provided that if at the time of injury, the employé receives wages less than five ($5.00) dollars per week, then he shall receive the full amount of wages per week. This compensation shall be paid during the period of such disability, not however, beyond four hundred (400) weeks. Iowa "(j) For disability partial in character and permanent in quality the compensation shall be based upon the extent of such disability. "For all cases included in the following schedule compensation shall be paid as follows, to wit: "(1) For the loss of a thumb fifty per cent (50%) of daily wages during forty weeks. "(2) For the loss of a first finger, commonly called the index finger, fifty per cent (50%) of daily wages during thirty (30) weeks. "(3) For the loss of a second finger, fifty per cent (50%) of daily wages during twenty-five (25) weeks. "(4) For the loss of a third finger, fifty per cent (50%) of daily wages during twenty (20) weeks. "(5) For the loss of a fourth finger, commonly called the little finger, fifty per cent (50%) of daily wages for fifteen (15) weeks. "(6) For the loss of the first phalange of the thumb or of any finger shall be considered to be equal to the loss of onehalf of such thumb or finger and compensation shall be onehalf of the amounts above specified. "(7) The loss of more than one phalange shall be considered as the loss of the entire finger or thumb; provided, however, that in no case shall the amount received for more than one finger exceed the amount provided in this schedule for the loss of a hand. "(8) For the loss of a great toe, fifty per cent (50%) of daily wages during twenty-five (25) weeks. "(9) For the loss of one of the toes other than the great toe, fifty per cent (50%) of daily wages during fifteen (15) weeks. "(10) For the loss of the first phalange of any toe, shall be considered to be equal to the loss of one-half of such toe and the compensation shall be one-half of the amount above specified. "(11) The loss of more than one phalange shall be sidered as the loss of the entire toe. con “(12) For the loss of a hand fifty per cent (50%) of daily wages during one hundred fifty (150) weeks. Iowa "(13) For the loss of an arm fifty per cent (50%) of daily wages during two hundred (200) weeks. "(14) For the loss of a foot fifty per cent (50%) of daily wages during one hundred twenty-five (125) weeks. "(15) For the loss of a leg, fifty per cent (50%) of daily wages during one hundred seventy-five (175) weeks. "(16) For the loss of an eye, fifty per cent (50%) of daily wages during one hundred (100) weeks. "(17) For the loss of both arms, or both hands, or both feet, or both legs, or both eyes, or of any two thereof, shall constitute total and permanent disability to be compensated according to provisions of Clause "I" Section Ten, Part One hereof. "(18) In all other cases in this, Clause "J" the compensation shall bear such relation to the amount stated in the above schedule as the disability bears to those produced by the injuries named in the schedule. Should the employé and employer be unable to agree upon the amount of compensation to be paid in cases not specifically covered by the schedule, the amount of compensation shall be settled according to provisions of this act as in other cases of disagreement. "(19) The amounts specified in this, Clause "J" and subdivisions thereof shall be subject to the same limitations as to maximum and minimum weekly payments as are stated in Clause "H," section ten hereof. 66 "§ 11. Where an employé is entitled to compensation under this Act for an injury received and death ensues from any cause not resulting from the injury for which he was entitled to the compensation, payments of the unpaid balance for such injury shall cease and all liability therefor shall terminate." The amount of compensation cannot be waived. Part I, $ 18. Maryland KANSAS "§ 11. Amount of compensation. The amount of compensation under this Act shall be: ***1 (b) Where total incapacity for work results from injury, periodical payments during such incapacity, commencing at the end of the second week, equal to fifty per cent of his average weekly earnings computed as provided in section 12 but in no case less than six dollars per week or more than fifteen dollars per week. (c) When partial incapacity for work results from injury, periodical payments during such incapacity, commencing at the end of the second week, shall not be less than twenty-five per cent, nor exceed fifty per cent, based upon the average weekly earnings computed as provided in section 12, but in no case less than three dollars per week or more than twelve dollars per week; provided, however, that if the workman is under twenty-one years of age at the date of the accident and the average weekly earnings are less than $10.00 his compensation shall not be less than seventy-five per cent of his average earnings. No such payment for total or partial disability shall extend over a period exceeding eight years." (As am'd by L. 1913, c. 216, approved March 10, 1913, in effect March 12, 1913.) "§ 13. Payments to the injured workman. The payments shall be made at the same time, place, and in the same manner as the wages of the workman were payable at the time of the accident, but a judge of any district court having jurisdiction upon the application of either party may modify such regulation in a particular case as to him may seem just." MARYLAND "§ 5, (c) (II) In case of injury not resulting in death, here total disability results from the injury, a weekly payment during the period of such disability shall be paid to the insured, which shall not be less than fifty per cent. of his aver age weekly wages during the previous twelve months, if he 1 The omitted part relates to death benefits. |