Category: History - Modern (1750+)
The National Conference on Workmen's Compensation for Industrial Accidents was organized at Atlantic City, July 29-31, 1909. The second meeting was held in Washington, January 20, 1910. The third meeting, June 10-11, 1910, was in Chicago. The nature of the Conference is clearl...
MR. FLORA (Illinois): Of what value would a compensation law be to the workman in the State of Illinois particularly, where we have no employers' liability law, if the gate were...
12. Part 12Taking up the details, however, we were very much impressed by the aspect of the case that Mr. Lowell spoke of a few minutes ago; that is, the uncertainty as to what it would co...
7. Part 7JOHN MITCHELL (New York): I do not know whether there will be any advantage in the discussion of the character of a bill that we should want to adopt or as to the measure that a...
10. Part 10Prior to that time the various counties and organizations of Great Britain appointed committees which investigated these matters to decide whether they should pass a law to coll...
5. Part 5(d) Hearing. As soon as the reply is filed with proof of service the clerk shall set such claim for hearing in its order at the earliest date possible and notify both parties by...
3. Part 3For years and years we have been going to the Legislature in Illinois pleading for protection; a measure that would protect our lives, a measure that would protect those who are...
8. Part 8The question of employers' liability and workmen's compensation, I believe, has been more deeply studied by organized labor than any other class of people, and I frequently have...
6. Part 6I just offer these as suggestions, if we are going at this subject from a practical standpoint, and if we can I am perfectly willing to go to the extent of saying that we will w...
2. Part 2The next section of our work was printed inquiries sent to all the employers whom we could get the names of from the State Department of Labor, and to all labor unions on record...
9. Part 9I want to call the attention of the Conference to an abuse which we have here in Illinois, and which our Illinois Commission have probably looked up and understand. If they have...
4. Part 4I was sitting in the front row, and I moved that the matter be referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence and Law Reform, knowing that I was not on that committee and could not...
13. Part 13We have not used the term "accident" in the law because of the uncertain meaning of that term throughout the state and federal courts of this country. We find that this term in...
1. Part 1The National Conference on Workmen's Compensation for Industrial Accidents was organized at Atlantic City, July 29-31, 1909. The second meeting was held in Washington, January 2...
14. Part 14"I agree with the Wisconsin, Minnesota and New York Commissions that if we are to get anything done this year, we should go ahead and do it without waiting, for these tables of...