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MARYLAND MANUAL 61 THE STATE INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT COMMISSION 741 Equitable Building, Baltimore. Name Term Expires Postoffice. Robert H. Carr, Chairman 193 Baltimore Omar D. Crothers ......................1939 Elkton Daniel R. Randall Baltimore Secretary, Albert E. Brown, Baltimore. Governor appoints three, not more than two of whom shall be of the same political faith, one for 6 years, one for 4 years, and one for 2 years, and as these terms expire the successor is appointed for 6 years. The Governor designates the chairman. (Ch. 800, 1914.) The State Industrial Accident Commission is charged with the duty of administering the Workmen’s Compensation Law. The law provides, first, for the payment of compensation to employees injured in certain extra-hazardous employments, and to their dependents in case of death; second, tiiat all employers in such occupations shall secure the payment of such compensation by insuring their liability in a stock or mutual company, or in the State Accident Fund, or by proving to the satisfac- tion of the Commission their financial ability to pay the compensation. The business of the Commission is to administer the Workmen’s Compensation Act and involves determining what occupations are in- cluded, receiving reports of accidents, receiving, investigating and adjudicating claims arising under the Act. Hearings are held in con- tested eases. In addition to these duties, the Commission administers the State Accident Fund, which is provided by the Act as one of the methods by which employers must insure. The General Assembly of Maryland in its session of 1929 amended the Workmen’s Compensation Law, giving the Commission the power to formulate reasonable rules and regulations for the establishment and maintenance of safety, having in mind the prevention of and reduction in accidents in occupations governed by the provisions of the Work- men’s Compensation Law. Shortly after the adoption of this amendment the Commission organized a Safety Department for the purpose of carrying on this work, which department is administered by the Com- mission. Since the passage of the Workmen’s Compensation Law in 1914 there have been numerous amendments passed by the General Assembly. These amendments had in view the purpose of adapting the law to conditions as they now exist. Some of the more important changes were made in 1931 on the recommendations of a committee appointed by the Governor for that purpose, and were concurred in by representatives of employees, employers and insurance carriers. The jurisdiction of the State Industrial Accident Commission is con- tinuing. Many petitions for reopening or rehearing, after final settle- ment of claims, are presented, requiring long record of medical and other testimony, many resulting in appeals. This greatly increases the work and expense of the department from year to year. When the General Assembly of Maryland in 1914 passed the Work- men’s Compensation Act, they recognized the fact that employers might be put in the position where they would not be able to comply with the |
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