STIPULATIONS

Stipulations are similar to settlements but are not under Section 32, so they are not true “releases” of the legal right to reopen the case. Any written agreement between a claimant and the employer or its insurance company other than a Section 32 agreement is called a stipulation. However, if you decide to try to reopen an approved stipulation later on, a judge might not let you do so very easily because of the age-old proverb, “a deal is a deal.” At the same time you would probably anger the insurance company, who would likely try to make life difficult for you since you essentially would be backing out of a prior agreement.

1. http://mydisabilityatty.com