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Terms Used In Alabama Code 25-5-5

  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • writing: includes typewriting and printing on paper. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

Every employer shall, within 10 days after the settlement of any case, other than a settlement approved by the court, make a report thereof in writing, giving the details of such settlement, and shall mail the same to the Department of Labor on forms approved by said department.