Section 44-1402 – EMPLOYEE’S KNOWLEDGE OF DEFECT OR NEGLIGENCE — WHEN EMPLOYER EXCUSED THEREBY.
44-1402. EMPLOYEE’S KNOWLEDGE OF DEFECT OR NEGLIGENCE — WHEN EMPLOYER EXCUSED THEREBY. The master or employer shall not be liable under any of the provisions of section 44-1401 if the servant or employee knew of the defect or negligence causing the injury, or by the exercise of reasonable care could have known of the defect […]
Section 44-1403 – EMPLOYEE’S KNOWLEDGE OF INCOMPETENCY OF COEMPLOYEE — WHEN EMPLOYER EXCUSED THEREBY.
44-1403. EMPLOYEE’S KNOWLEDGE OF INCOMPETENCY OF COEMPLOYEE — WHEN EMPLOYER EXCUSED THEREBY. The master or employer shall not be liable under any of the provisions of section 44-1401 where the injury to the employee was caused by the incompetency of a coemployee, and such incompetency was known to the employee injured, and the employee injured […]
Section 44-1404 – INJURY OR DEATH OF MINOR — WHO MAY MAINTAIN ACTION.
44-1404. INJURY OR DEATH OF MINOR — WHO MAY MAINTAIN ACTION. In the case of injury to an employee who is a minor, then the father, or in case of his death or the desertion of his family, the mother may maintain an action for injuries received for which the master is liable under the […]
Section 44-1405 – DEATH OF ADULT EMPLOYEE — WHO MAY MAINTAIN ACTION.
44-1405. DEATH OF ADULT EMPLOYEE — WHO MAY MAINTAIN ACTION. In case the employee be not a minor and the injuries result in his death, then an action may be maintained by the widow of the deceased, or if he leaves no widow, his next of kin who at the time of his death were […]
Section 44-1406 – DAMAGES IN CASE OF DEATH — MAXIMUM AMOUNT — EXEMPTION FROM DEBTS OF DECEASED.
44-1406. DAMAGES IN CASE OF DEATH — MAXIMUM AMOUNT — EXEMPTION FROM DEBTS OF DECEASED. The amount of damages to be recovered in case of death shall not exceed the sum of five thousand dollars ($5000.00). The damages recovered on account of death shall not be subject to the debts of the deceased. History: [(44-1406) […]
Section 44-1407 – NOTICE PREREQUISITE TO MAINTENANCE OF ACTION.
44-1407. NOTICE PREREQUISITE TO MAINTENANCE OF ACTION. No action for the recovery of compensation for injuries or death under this chapter shall be maintained unless notice of the time, place and cause of the injury is given to the employer within one hundred and fifty (150) days, and the action is commenced within one (1) […]
Section 44-1501 – SHORT TITLE.
44-1501. SHORT TITLE. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Minimum Wage Law." History: [44-1501, added 1955, ch. 154, sec. 1, p. 301.]
Section 44-1301 – RESTRICTIONS ON EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN UNDER FOURTEEN.
44-1301. RESTRICTIONS ON EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN UNDER FOURTEEN. No child under fourteen (14) years of age shall be employed, permitted or suffered to work in or in connection with any mine, factory, workshop, mercantile establishment, store, telegraph or telephone office, laundry, restaurant, hotel, apartment house, or in the distribution or transmission of merchandise or messages. […]
Section 44-1502 – MINIMUM WAGES.
44-1502. MINIMUM WAGES. (1) Except as hereinafter otherwise provided, no employer shall pay to any of his employees any wages computed at a rate of less than seven dollars and twenty-five cents ($7.25) per hour for employment. The amount of the minimum wage shall conform to, and track with, the federal minimum wage. (2) In […]
Section 44-1302 – CHILDREN UNDER SIXTEEN — EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
44-1302. CHILDREN UNDER SIXTEEN — EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS. No minor who is under sixteen (16) years of age shall be employed or permitted to work at any gainful occupation during the hours that the public schools of the school district in which he resides are in session, unless he can read at sight and write legibly […]