Sec. 30. (a) If, after seven (7) days from the date of
disablement or any time, in case of death, the
employer and the
employee or his dependents reach an agreement in regard to compensation under this chapter, a memorandum of the agreement in the form prescribed by the worker’s compensation board shall be filed with the board; otherwise such agreement shall be voidable by the employee or his
dependent.
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 22-3-7-30
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- disablement: means the event of becoming disabled from earning full wages at the work in which the employee was engaged when last exposed to the hazards of the occupational disease by the employer from whom the employee claims compensation or equal wages in other suitable employment, and "disability" means the state of being so incapacitated. See Indiana Code 22-3-7-9
- employee: means every person, including a minor, in the service of another, under any contract of hire or apprenticeship written or implied, except one whose employment is both casual and not in the usual course of the trade, business, occupation, or profession of the employer. See Indiana Code 22-3-7-9
- employer: includes the state and any political subdivision, any municipal corporation within the state, any individual or the legal representative of a deceased individual, firm, association, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or corporation or the receiver or trustee of the same, using the services of another for pay. See Indiana Code 22-3-7-9
(c) An agreement under this section shall be approved by the board only when the terms conform to this chapter.
Formerly: Acts 1937, c.69, s.23. As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.71; P.L.28-1988, SEC.58.
