FRIDAY AFTERNOON SESSION, 2:00
WORKERS' COMPENSATION CODE (Discussion continued).
SATURDAY FORENOON SESSION, 9:30
SPECIAL DISCUSSION:
- Classification of Hazardous Employments.
- Repeal of Common Law and Statutory Remedies.
- Contract vs. Absolute Liability.
- Limited Compensation vs. Pension Plan.
- Court Administration vs. Boards of Arbitration.
PROCEEDINGS
Third National Conference
Workmen's Compensation For Industrial Accidents
Chicago, June 10-11, 1910
The third meeting of the National Conference on Workmen's Compensation for Industrial Accidents brought together from widely separated parts of the United States a large number of those who represent the serious thought of the country on this most urgent question. Members of State Commissions in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, New York and Massachusetts were present and submitted reports. Thirty-eight official delegates were appointed by the governors of States, and, in addition, representatives were present from manufacturers' associations, trade unions, insurance companies, the Russell Sage Foundation, the Association for Labor Legislation, and other interested organizations. Many individuals from the shops, the offices and the universities, attended the various sessions and listened to the arguments of the speakers or participated in the discussions.
Among those present who took an active interest in the meetings were: