Bill 78 (Legislature 4, Session 4)

L4 S4 10117

Alberta — Bills

BILL No. 78 of 1921.

An Act to amend The Workmen's Compensation Aet, 1918. (Assented to ' 1921.) HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: The Workmen's Compensation Act, 1918, being

chapter 5 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1918, is amended as follows:

Section 16, subsection 2, as amended by

section 1, of

chapter 39 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1920- 1. Paragraph (a) : By adding after the word "employer" in the first line thereof the words "or majority of employees." 2. Paragraph (b) : By striking out the words "him to the board, have all his employees," where the same occur in the third line thereof, and substituting in lieu thereof the words "either of them to the board."

Section 35, as amended by

section 8 of

chapter 36 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1919- Subsection 2: By repealing the same.

Section 48, paragraph (a), as amended by seetion 12 of

chapter 36 as aforesaid- By striking out the figures "100" where they appear, and substituting the figures "125."

Section 48, as amended by

section 8 of

chapter 39, aforesaid- !. Paragraph (b) : By striking out the words and figures "$30" where the same occur in the second line thereof, and substituting in lieu thereof the words and figures "$40." 2. Paragraph (c): By striking out the words and figures "$30" where the same occm in the third line thereof, and substituting in lieu thereof the words and figures "$40," and by striking out the words and figures "$7.50" where the same occur in the fourth line thereof, and sub stituting in lieu thereof the words and figures

2 "$10"; and by striking out all the words that appear after the word "years" in the fifth line thereof.

Section 48, paragraph (d): By striking out the words and figures "$10" where the same occur in the second line thereof, and substituting in lieu thereof the words and figures "$15"; and by striking out all those words that appear after the word "years" in the third line thereof .. 2. Paragraph (e): By striking out l!tll those words that appear after the word "board" in the fifth line thereof. 3. By adding thereto the following paragraph as paragraph (f): "(

f) Where the workman leaves no widow, or the widow subsequently dies, and it seems de sirable to continue the existing household, and an aunt, sister or other suitable person acts as foster-mother in keeping up such household and maintaining and taking care of the children en titled to compensation in a manner which the board deems satisfactory such foster-mother, while so doing, shall be entitled to receive the same monthly payment of compensation for herself and the children as if she were the widow of the deceased, and in such case the children 1s part of such payments shall be in lieu of the monthly payments whic,h they would otherwise have been entitled to receive.'' 4.

By adding thereto the following paragraph as paragraph (g): "(

g) In addition to any other compensation pro vided for the widow, or where the workman leaves no widow, the foster-mother as in parag:raph (

f) described, shall be entitled to a lump sum of $100."

Section 51, as amended by

section 13 of ch~tpter 36, aforesaid- Subsection 1: By striking out the first para graph thereof, and suhstituting in lieu thereof: "Where permanent total disability results from the injury the amount of compensation shall be equal to 66i per cent. of the average weekly earnings of the injured workman."

Section 52: By striking out the same, and substituting in lieu thereof: "52. Where permanent partial disability results from the. injury the compensation sh3,11 be a periodical payment to th,e injured workm:an equal in amount to 66-i per cent. of the difference be tween the average earnings of the workman before

3 the accident and the average amount which he is earning or is able to earn in some suitable em ployment or business after the accident and the compensation shall be payable during 1;he life time of the workman. 11

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub

section 1 where in the circumstances the amount which the workman was able to earn before the accident has not been substantially diminished the board may, in case the workman is s:eriously and pennanently disfigured about the face or head, recognize an impairment of earning capa city and may allow a lump sum in compensation."

Section 53: By repealing subsection 2 therc~of.

Section 54: By striking out subsection 1 thereof, a,nd substituting in lieu thereof: "Where temporary partial disability results from the injury the amount of com pensation shall be equal to 66i per cent. of the difference between the average weekly earnings of the workman before the accident and the average amount he is earning or is able to earn in some suitable employment or business after the accident." 2. Subsection 2: By striking out the words "this section" in the first line thereof, and sub stituting in lieu thereof the words "the sections." 10. By adding thereto the following

section as

section 54a: 11 54:a. The amount of compensation to which an injured workman shall be entitled for tem porary total or permanent total disability under the provisions of this Act shall· not be leBs than $12. 50 per week, or where his average earnings are less than $12.50 per week the amount of such earnings, and for temporary partial or pennanent partial disability a corresponding amount in pro portion to the impairment of earning capacity. "

(2) In no case shall the amount of compensation payable under the provisions of this Act be in excess of an amount equal to 66i per flent. of $2,000 per year."

Section 69, as amended by

section 15 of

chapter 36, and by

section 16 of

chapter 39, aforesaid: By repealing paragraph (a).

No. 78. FOURTH SESSION FOURTH LEGISLATURE 11 GEORGE V 1921 BILL

An Act to amend The Workmen's Compensation Act. Received and read the First time ................... . Second time ................. . Third time ..... ; .. .. .. . ..... MR. A. Ross. EDMONTON: J. W. Jzrn:aT, Knra'a PBINTllll. A.D. 1821 Title: 1921 (4th, 4th) Bill 78,

An Act to amend The Workmen's Compensation Act, 1918

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Citation	L4 S4 10117
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