. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. islation and. ecision The writer is in possession of a com plete copy of the law and its provision-i and penaJties, and would be pleased Vi supply any information in his power 11 anyone interested at any time. William F. Ekas. MARYLAND COMPENSATION LAW. At the last session of the Maryland legislature a law was passed known as the workmen's compensation act, which becomes effective November 1, 1914, and which makes it compulsory for an em- ployer to insure his or her employees against accidental disablement while in the discharge of their duties. Th
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. islation and. ecision The writer is in possession of a com plete copy of the law and its provision-i and penaJties, and would be pleased Vi supply any information in his power 11 anyone interested at any time. William F. Ekas. MARYLAND COMPENSATION LAW. At the last session of the Maryland legislature a law was passed known as the workmen's compensation act, which becomes effective November 1, 1914, and which makes it compulsory for an em- ployer to insure his or her employees against accidental disablement while in the discharge of their duties. The penalty for disobeying the law is a fine of $250 and if an accident should happen while an employee remains uninsured the penalty is a fine of $500. This law was passed in the interests of workmen engaged in factory work and other hazardous occupations, but none are ex- cluded from its provisions except *' farm laborers, domestic servants, country blacksmiths, wheelwrights and similar rural ; It is questionable if employees of florists' and greenhouse establishments are excluded from the provisions of this act; in fact, the opinion a well known florist of Baltimore secured from one of the ablest lawyers of the state is that they are not. Con- sequently, it will be necessary for all florists to insure their employees accord- ing to the provisions of the law, which is a drastic one, to say the least. It is com- posed of parts of a number of similar laws of other states and was pronounced by a lawyer of national reputation to be invulnerable in the courts, as the majority of its provisions have stood throufirb lengthy litigation in other states. The law itself, couched in all its legal phrases, is too long to be reprinted here. All life insurance companies have copies of this law for distribution to their customers or persons interested. A brief synopsis of the law is as follows: There are three ways in which an em- ployer may insure: By the state mutual fund, wh
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