Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act: Hearings, Ninety-second Congress, Second Session ...U.S. Government Printing Office, 1972 - 332 sider |
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Side 24 - ... credits are accepted, on transfer, by not less than three institutions which are so accredited, for credit on the same basis as if transferred from an institution so accredited.
Side 70 - The liability of an employer prescribed in section 904 of this chapter shall be exclusive and in place of all other liability of such employer to the employee, his legal representative, husband or wife, parents, dependents, next of kin, and anyone otherwise entitled to recover damages from such employer at law or in admiralty...
Side 253 - Commission, any subcommittee or members thereof, may, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this...
Side 253 - The purpose of this section is to authorize an effective study and objective evaluation of State workmen's compensation laws in order to determine if such laws provide an adequate, prompt, and equitable system of compensation for injury or death arising out of or in the course of employment.
Side 252 - To assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women : by authorizing enforcement of the standards developed under the Act; by assisting and encouraging the States In their efforts to assure safe and healthful working conditions ; by providing for research, information, education, and training in the field of occupational safety and health ; and for other purposes.
Side 299 - Compensation Act. For the purposes of the extension of the provisions of the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act under this section — (1) the term "employee" does not include a master or member of a crew of any vessel, or an officer or employee of the United States or...
Side 300 - Death on the High Seas Act (46 USC § 761 et seq.): § 761. Right of action; where and by whom brought Whenever the death of a person shall be caused by wrongful act, neglect, or default occurring on the high seas beyond a marine league from the shore of any State, or the District of Columbia, or the Territories or dependencies of the United States...
Side 124 - What has been said is not to suggest that the owner is obligated to furnish an accident-free ship. The duty is absolute, but it is a duty only to furnish a vessel and appurtenances reasonably fit for their intended use.
Side 253 - The President shall designate one of the members to serve as Chairman and one to serve as Vice Chairman of the Workmen's Compensation Commission.
Side 253 - ... administration, (K) legal expenses, (L) the feasibility and desirability of a uniform system of reporting information concerning jobrelated injuries and diseases and the operation of workmen's compensation laws, (M) the resolution of conflict of laws, extraterritoriality and similar problems arising from claims with multistate aspects...