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Settlement:
An agreement between you and the
insurance company regarding your
workers' compensation payments and
future medical care. Settlements must be
reviewed by a workers' compensation
judge to make sure they are adequate.
Serious
and willful misconduct: A petition
filed if your injury is caused by the
serious and willful misconduct of your
employer.
Specific injury: An injury caused
by one event at work.
Stipulated
rating: Formal agreement on your
permanent disability rating. Must be
approved by a workers' compensation
judge.
Stipulation with award: A
settlement of a case where the parties
agree on the terms of an award. This is
the document the judge signs to make the
award final.
Stipulations with request for award: A
settlement in which the parties agree on
the terms of an award. Payment takes
place over time.
Subjective factors: The amount of
pain and other symptoms described by an
injured worker that a doctor reports as
contributing to a worker's permanent
disability. Subjective factors are
generally not given as much weight as
objective factors.
Subpoena: A document that
requires a witness to appear at a
hearing.
Summary rating: The percentage of
permanent disability.
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