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Idaho Code § 72-711 (2026)

Compensation agreements. 

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Compensation agreements. 

If the employer and the afflicted employee reach an agreement in regard to compensation under this law, a memorandum of the agreement shall be filed with the commission, and, if approved by it, thereupon the memorandum shall for all purposes be an award by the commission and be enforceable under the provisions of section 72-735, unless modified as provided in section 72-719. An agreement shall be approved by the commission only when the terms conform to the provisions of this law.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases, 1982–2017 · leading case: Sines v. Appel, 644 P.2d 331 (Idaho 1982).
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Sines v. Appel, 644 P.2d 331 (Idaho 1982). · cites it 24× “Correlative to this basic issue is the question of whether the Commission erred in construing the provisions of I.C. § 72-719 [1] in entering its conclusions of law.”
Woodvine v. Triangle Dairy, Inc., 682 P.2d 1263 (Idaho 1984). · cites it 16× “In order to resolve this issue, we must consider two pairs of statutes: (A) I.C. §§ 72-711 and 72-718; and, (B) I.C. §§ 72-424 and 72-425.”
Fowler v. City of Rexburg, 773 P.2d 269 (Idaho 1989). · cites it 12× “§ 72-719, and whether the payment of additional medical expenses constitutes the payment of additional "compensation" which, under 72-706(2) extends the statute of limitations, depends entirely upon whether the prior compensation agreements were final and conclusive regarding…”
Banzhaf v. Carnation Co., 662 P.2d 1144 (Idaho 1983). · cites it 8× “§ 72-719(3). This appeal followed. We reverse and remand.”
Emery v. J.R. Simplot Co., 111 P.3d 92 (Idaho 2005). · cites it 18× “§ 72-404 AND 72-711 DO NOT PREVENT THE COMMISSION’S DISMISSAL OP THE CLAIM WITH PREJUDICE IN THIS CASE Emery argues that the Commission did not have statutory authority under either I.C. § 72-711 or I.C. § 72-404 to approve a stipulation to dismiss the Claimant’s Complaint with…”
Davis v. Hammack Mgmt., Inc., 391 P.3d 1261 (Idaho 2017). · cites it 20× “He points to Idaho Code section 72-711, which 5 provides that “[a]n agreement shall be approved by the commission only when the terms conform to the provisions of this law.”
Sund v. Gambrel, 896 P.2d 329 (Idaho 1995). · cites it 2× “I.C. § 72-711. When an “award” has been made, I.”
Walters v. Blincoe's Magic Valley Packing Co., 787 P.2d 225 (Idaho 1990). · cites it 4× “I.C. § 72-711; Sines v. Appel, 103 Idaho 9, 12 , 644 P.”
Monroe v. Chapman, 668 P.2d 1000 (Idaho 1983). · cites it 2× “After completing the “agreement” by adding its own endorsement, the surety or self-insured employer presents the “agreement” to the Industrial Commission for its approval in accordance with Section 72-711, Idaho Code. In each of these “agreements” the surety or self-insured…”
Davidson v. H.H. Keim Co., 718 P.2d 1196 (Idaho 1986). · cites it 2× “I.C. § 72-711 (1984-86), providing for compensation agreements, reads as follows: Compensation agreements.”
Tagg v. State, 844 P.2d 1345 (Idaho 1993). · cites it 2× “The record discloses that at the time the agreement was entered into, the Commission had before it the fact that in the opinions of the claimant’s attending physician and one neurosurgeon that the claimant was totally disabled, yet the Commission on the basis of the agreement…”
Drake v. State, Indus. Spec. Indem. Fund, 920 P.2d 397 (Idaho 1996). · cites it 2× “06 wage in calculating his benefits. A liable party and an injured employee are permitted to enter into a settlement with regard to compensation, but the agreement must be approved by the Commission.”
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