Chapter 612. To provide compensation for disability or death resulting from injury to employees in certain employments in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes
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Chap. 612: To provide compensation for disability or death resulting from injury to employees in certain employments in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. Chapter 612 45 Stat. 600 1928-05-17 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-01-24 70 1 public Chapter 612.— An Act To provide compensation for disability or death resulting from injury to employees in certain employments in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
May 17, 1928.[[S. 3565](/us/bill/70/s/3565).][[Public, No. 419](/us/pl/70/419).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the provisions District of Columbia.Compensation for injuries to employees in any employment.Vol. 44, p. 1424.of the Act entitled “Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act,” approved March 4, 1927, including all amendments that may hereafter be made thereto, shall apply in respect to the injury or death of an employee of an employer carrying on any employment in the District of Columbia, irrespective of the place where the injury or death occurs; except that in applying such provisions Meaning of “employer” and “employee.”the term “employer” shall be held to mean every person carrying on any employment in the District of Columbia, and the term “employee” shall be held to mean every employee of any such person.
Employments excepted.Vessel crews.Railroad employees. Sec. 2. This Act shall not apply in respect to the injury or death of
(1)a master or member of a crew of any vessel;
(2)an employee of a common carrier by railroad when engaged in interstate or foreign commerce or commerce solely within the District of Columbia; Government employees.Vol. 39, p. 742.U. S. Code, p. 77.(3) an employee subject to the provisions of the Act entitled “An act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for Agricultural, domestic, etc., service.other purposes,” approved September 7, 1916, as amended; and
(4)an employee engaged in agriculture, domestic service, or any employment that is casual and not in the usual course of the trade, business, occupation, or profession of the employer. Effective July 1, 1928. Sec. 3. This Act shall take effect July 1, 1928. Approved, May 17, 1928.
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