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Washington Initiative 9, Injured Worker's Compensation Measure (1914)
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| Topic Workers' compensation laws |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Washington Initiative 9 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Washington on November 3, 1914. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported requiring employers to cover expenses for injured workers up to one hundred dollars, with the industry bearing additional costs, and prohibiting certain wage deductions for injured workers. |
A “no” vote opposed requiring employers to cover expenses for injured workers up to one hundred dollars, with the industry bearing additional costs, and prohibiting certain wage deductions for injured workers. |
Election results
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Washington Initiative 9 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 143,738 | 48.25% | ||
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154,166 | 51.75% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative 9 was as follows:
| “ | An act providing for the payment of the cost of medical, surgical and hospital treatment, nursing, supplies, and other expenses of workmen injured in extra-hazardous employments, by the employer to the amount of one hundred dollars, any excess to be paid by the industry, providing for arbitration of disputes, prohibiting certain deductions from wages, and imposing duties upon the industrial insurance department. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In Washington, proponents needed to collect a number of signatures for an Initiative to the People.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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State of Washington Olympia (capital) |
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