Federal Employees' Compensation Act Amendments of 1949. H.R. 3191 and Companion Bills. April 11, 12, 13, and May 2, 19491949 - 129 pages |
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Page 3 - Loss of both hands, or both arms, or both feet, or both legs, or both eyes, or of any two thereof shall, in the absence of conclusive proof to the contrary, constitute permanent total disability.
Page 11 - ... are computed with reference to the nature of the injury without regard to the period the employee is absent from work.
Page 9 - ... shall be such sum as, having regard to the previous earnings of the injured employee and of other employees of the same or most similar class working in the same or most similar employment in the same or neighboring locality, shall reasonably represent the annual earning capacity of the injured employee in the employment in which he was working at the time of the accident.
Page 3 - That if a partially disabled employee refuses to seek suitable work or refuses or neglects to work after suitable work is offered to, procured by, or Secured for him, he shall not be entitled to any compensation.
Page 9 - ... 2. If the injured employee shall not have worked in such employment during substantially the whole of such year, his average annual earnings shall consist of three hundred times the average daily wage or salary which...
Page 6 - ... (K) In computing compensation under this section, the monthly pay shall be considered not to be more than...
Page 2 - An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties...
Page 2 - That if the disability is total the United States shall pay to the disabled employee during such disability a monthly compensation equal to sixty-six and two-thirds per centum of his monthly pay, except as hereinafter provided.
Page 4 - ... but not amounting to permanent total disability, the award of compensation shall be for the loss or loss of use of each such member or part thereof, which awards shall run consecutively...
Page 7 - States, if his death occurs away from his home office or outside of the United States, and if so desired by his relatives, the body shall, in the discretion of the commission, be embalmed and transported in a hermetically sealed casket to the home of the employee.