Masonry Magazine April 1966 Page. 32
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Champion
MANUFACTURING CO.
3700 Forest Park
St. Louis, Mo. 63108
Area Code 314-JE 1-6688
LABOR DEPT. REPORT
(Continued from page 21)
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act released by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Nearly 1,700 unions actually filed first-time reports with the Department; 975 filed reports of their termination because of discontinuance or merger with other unions.
Union trusteeships have leveled off in the five full years since the law was passed. Only 128 were reported in 1965; 488 were in effect in 1959. Variously described as a guardianship, administration or provisional control a trusteeship is imposed by a parent union to limit the autonomous operations of a subordinate union.
During the year 12 unions were charged in court with violating the Act's election requirements. Eighteen conducted rerun elections under the supervision of the Department's Office of Labor-Management and Welfare-Pension Reports-ten did so voluntarily. At the end of the year 35 election suits were pending, most of them carryovers from former years.
The report contains substantial information on significant local and national election cases. Other information includes:
-The annual trend of trusteeships since 1959
-Summary types of violations in election cases
-Summary of selected private suits under LMRDA
-Summary of civil and criminal actions in 1965
Copies of the report may be obtained by writing to the U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, D.C. 20210.
COMPENSATION LAWS
During their 1965 session, many state legislatures made major changes on their workmen's compensation laws. Many of the changes resulted in a considerable increase in the cost to your members doing business in those states.
Michigan had a 43.6 percent increase in costs. The maximum weekly benefits for total and partial disabilities were increased from $57 to $91 with a further increase to become effective September 1967 to $93 per week. Benefits will be paid for the duration of permanent total disability and after 1967 benefits will be determined in accordance with the cost of living scale as figured by the State Employment Security Commission.
The duration of death benefits was increased from 400 to 500 weeks and the weekly maximum payment effective in September 1967 will be increased from $51 to $87.
In silicoses and dust disease case the employers liability has been raise to $12,500 and in May 1966 a special fund created by taxing employers and insurance carriers will result in benefits over 12.500 excluding medical benefits.
The period of "incapacity" of claimant has been reduced from four to two weeks when the claimant can collect for the first week of disability.
New York State has had a 5.6 percent increase in costs. All weekly compensation payments have been increased from a maximum of $55 to $60. Payments will be computed on a maximum basic monthly wage of $390. The required period of incapacity necessary to receive compensation for the first week of disability has been reduced from 28 days to 14 days.
Indiana has increased their cost by 4.1 percent. All compensation payments have been increased from a maximum of $42 to $45. The total maximum payable for total disability or permanent partial disability was increased from $16,500 to $20,000. The limitation on payment of death benefits was increased from 400 weeks to 450 weeks. Penalties were provided for an employer acting in bad faith in handling a claim and attorney's fees will not be charged against the award and will not be less than $150.
In Illinois changes resulted in a 13.05 percent increase in cost. Benefits for permanent partial disability were increased from $51 to $56 minimum and $61 to $68 maximum. For temporary total disability, the minimum was increased from $51 to $61 and the maximum from $61 to $71. Maximum death benefits were raised from $17,500 to $21,000.
Massachusetts changed their weekly compensation from $53 to $58 and the statute of limitations for filing claims was extended to one year and 30 days after discontinuance of a third party action.
All of these increases mean that each member of an association will find he must pay more for insurance and as a result will have increased the cost of his products.
Only through an intensive effort resulting in a reduction of the loss experience can association members keep this cost of insurance at a minimum.
It behooves every man who values liberty of conscience for himself, to resist invasions of it in the case of others....
-Thomas Jefferson
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