U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
U.S BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

ROYAL MEEKER, Commissioner

BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES

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{No. 243

WORKMEN'S INSURANCE AND COMPENSATION SERIES

WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION LEGISLA-
TION OF THE UNITED STATES AND
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, 1917 AND 1918

[414

U 58

no.243

1918

CONTENTS.

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Introduction .....

Reports of commissions..

Utah.....

Virginia.

New legislation...

Analysis of principal features of the laws.

Alaska.....

Arizona..

California..

Colorado..

Connecticut..

Delaware..

Hawaii..

Idaho..

Illinois.

Indiana.

Iowa....

Kansas..

Kentucky.

Louisiana.

Maine....

Maryland.

Massachusetts..

Michigan..

Minnesota.

Montana.

Nebraska.

Nevada....

New Hampshire.

New Jersey

New Mexico..

New York..

Ohio....

Oklahoma.

Oregon..

Pennsylvania..

Porto Rico...

Rhode Island..

South Dakota..

Texas..

Utah.

Vermont.

Virginia.

Washington

West Virginia.

Wisconsin...

Wyoming

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Analysis of principal features of the laws-Concluded.

United States, civil employees ..

United States, war risk ...

Constitutionality and construction of statutes..

Due process of law....

Jury trial.....

Liability without fault..

Abrogation of employers' defenses.

Classification.....

Exercise of judicial powers..

Freedom of contract..

Particular provisions of the laws..

Injuries compensated....

Accidents...

Occupational diseases..

Disfigurement..

Accidental injury as proximate cause.

Coverage..

Domestic and farm labor.

Hazardous employment

Casual employment..

Other exclusions...

Public employees..

Extraterritoriality.

Admiralty .....

Interstate commerce.

Arising out of and in course of employment...

Liability of third parties...

Partial disability...

Total disability

Dependence..

Basis of awards..

Settlements..

Medical treatment.

Notice and claim.

Appeals ...

Insurance.

Insurance business transacted.......

Workmen's compensation laws of foreign countries..

Alberta....

Austria.

Bulgaria.....

Chile....

Great Britain....

Italy....

Manitoba..

New Brunswick...

Newfoundland..

New South Wales.

New Zealand...

Nova Scotia..

Ontario.....

Quebec..

Switzerland...

Western Australia.

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Appendix: Text of workmen's compensation laws of the United States...

Alaska ..

California.

Colorado..

Connecticut..

Delaware.

Hawaii.

Idaho..

Illinois.

Indiana...

Iowa...

Kansas..

Kentucky.

Louisiana

Maine...

Massachusetts.

Michigan.

Minnesota..

Nebraska.

Nevada...

New Jersey.

New Mexico.

New York...

Ohio...

Oklahoma.

Oregon...

Pennsylvania

Porto Rico...

Rhode Island.

South Dakota..

Texas.....

Utah....

Vermont.

Virginia

Washington.

Wisconsin...

Wyoming.

United States...

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