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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 287.241

  • employer: as used in this chapter shall be construed to mean:

    (1) Every person, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability partnership or company, trustee, receiver, the legal representatives of a deceased employer, and every other person, including any person or corporation operating a railroad and any public service corporation, using the service of another for pay. See Missouri Laws 287.030

  • 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.

The dependent and the employer may, by agreement, enter into a structured settlement which provides for different weekly benefits than provided in section 287.240. Any such settlement must be secured by indemnity insurance issued by a company approved by the Missouri department of commerce and insurance.