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Sess., c. 156; 1984, c. 703; 1989, c. 438; 1991, cc. 97, 355; 1997, c. 801.","full_text":"A\n\nIf after injury or death, the employer and the injured employee or his dependents reach an agreement in regard to compensation or in compromise of a claim for compensation under this title, a memorandum of the agreement in the form prescribed by the Commission shall be filed with the Commission for approval. The agreement may be prepared by the employee, the employer or the compensation carrier. If approved, the agreement shall be binding, and an award of compensation entered upon such agreement shall be for all purposes enforceable as provided by § 65.2-710. If not approved, the same agreement shall be void. Such agreement may be approved only when the Commission, or any member thereof, is clearly of the opinion that the best interests of the employee or his dependents will be served thereby. The approval of such agreement shall bind infant or incapacitated dependents affected thereby. Any agreement entered into during the pendency of an appeal to the Court of Appeals shall be effective only with the approval of the Commission as herein provided.B\n\nAn employer or insurance carrier which fails to file a memorandum of such agreement with the Commission within fourteen calendar days of the date of its complete written execution as indicated thereon may be subject to a fine not to exceed $1,000 and to any other appropriate sanctions of the Commission.C\n\nNothing herein contained shall be construed so as to prevent settlements made by and between the employee and employer, but rather to encourage them, so long as the amount of compensation and the time and manner of payment are approved by the Commission. A copy of such settlement agreement shall be filed with the Commission by the employer.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":270544,"text":"If after injury or death, the employer and the injured employee or his dependents reach an agreement in regard to compensation or in compromise of a claim for compensation under this title, a memorandum of the agreement in the form prescribed by the Commission shall be filed with the Commission for approval. The agreement may be prepared by the employee, the employer or the compensation carrier. If approved, the agreement shall be binding, and an award of compensation entered upon such agreement shall be for all purposes enforceable as provided by § 65.2-710. If not approved, the same agreement shall be void. Such agreement may be approved only when the Commission, or any member thereof, is clearly of the opinion that the best interests of the employee or his dependents will be served thereby. The approval of such agreement shall bind infant or incapacitated dependents affected thereby. Any agreement entered into during the pendency of an appeal to the Court of Appeals shall be effective only with the approval of the Commission as herein provided.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":270545,"text":"An employer or insurance carrier which fails to file a memorandum of such agreement with the Commission within fourteen calendar days of the date of its complete written execution as indicated thereon may be subject to a fine not to exceed $1,000 and to any other appropriate sanctions of the Commission.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":270546,"text":"Nothing herein contained shall be construed so as to prevent settlements made by and between the employee and employer, but rather to encourage them, so long as the amount of compensation and the time and manner of payment are approved by the Commission. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1954, chapter 518; in 1960, chapter 299; in 1968, chapter 660; in 1984, chapter 703; in 1989, chapter 438; in 1991, chapters 97 and 355; in 1997, chapter 801<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":66016,"section_number":"65.2-514","catch_line":"Special provisions for coal worker's pneumoconiosis claims for total disability or death","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-514\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":61818,"section_number":"65.2-710","catch_line":"Enforcement, etc., of orders and awards","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-710\/"}],"permalink":{"id":276591,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75376,"identifier":"65.2-701","token":"65.2\/7\/65.2-701","url":"\/65.2-701\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/65.2-701\/","token":"65.2\/7\/65.2-701","dublin_core":{"Title":"Agreement as to compensation; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 65.2-701","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> If after injury<\/span> or death, the employer<\/span> and the injured employee or his dependents reach an agreement in regard to compensation or in compromise of a claim for compensation under this title, a memorandum<\/span> of the agreement in the form prescribed by the Commission<\/span> shall be filed<\/span> with the Commission<\/span> for approval. The agreement may be prepared by the employee, the employer<\/span> or the compensation carrier. If approved, the agreement shall be binding, and an award<\/span> of compensation entered upon such agreement shall be for all purposes enforceable as provided by § 65.2-710<\/a>. If not approved, the same agreement shall be void. Such agreement may be approved only when the Commission<\/span>, or any member thereof, is clearly of the opinion<\/span> that the best interests of the employee or his dependents will be served thereby. The approval of such agreement shall bind infant or incapacitated dependents affected thereby. Any agreement entered into during the pendency of an appeal<\/span> to the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span> shall be effective only with the approval of the Commission<\/span> as herein provided. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> An employer<\/span> or insurance carrier which fails to file a memorandum<\/span> of such agreement with the Commission<\/span> within fourteen calendar days of the date of its complete written execution as indicated thereon may be subject to a fine not to exceed $1,000 and to any other appropriate sanctions<\/span> of the Commission<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Nothing herein contained shall be construed so as to prevent settlements<\/span> made by and between the employee and employer<\/span>, but rather to encourage them, so long as the amount of compensation and the time and manner of payment are approved by the Commission<\/span>. A copy of such settlement<\/span> agreement shall be filed<\/span> with the Commission<\/span> by the employer<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAGREEMENT AS TO COMPENSATION; PENALTY (\u00a7 65.2-701)\n\nA. If after injury or death, the employer and the injured employee or his\ndependents reach an agreement in regard to compensation or in compromise of a\nclaim for compensation under this title, a memorandum of the agreement in the\nform prescribed by the Commission shall be filed with the Commission for\napproval. The agreement may be prepared by the employee, the employer or the\ncompensation carrier. If approved, the agreement shall be binding, and an award\nof compensation entered upon such agreement shall be for all purposes\nenforceable as provided by § 65.2-710. If not approved, the same agreement\nshall be void. Such agreement may be approved only when the Commission, or any\nmember thereof, is clearly of the opinion that the best interests of the\nemployee or his dependents will be served thereby. The approval of such\nagreement shall bind infant or incapacitated dependents affected thereby. Any\nagreement entered into during the pendency of an appeal to the Court of Appeals\nshall be effective only with the approval of the Commission as herein provided.\n\nB. An employer or insurance carrier which fails to file a memorandum of such\nagreement with the Commission within fourteen calendar days of the date of its\ncomplete written execution as indicated thereon may be subject to a fine not to\nexceed $1,000 and to any other appropriate sanctions of the Commission.\n\nC. Nothing herein contained shall be construed so as to prevent settlements made\nby and between the employee and employer, but rather to encourage them, so long\nas the amount of compensation and the time and manner of payment are approved by\nthe Commission. A copy of such settlement agreement shall be filed with the\nCommission by the employer.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 65-41, 65-90; 1954, c. 518; 1960, c. 299; 1968, c. 660,\n\u00a7\u00a7 65.1-45, 65.1-93; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 156; 1984, c. 703; 1989, c. 438;\n1991, cc. 97, 355; 1997, c. 801.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}