Is the workers’ compensation agreement valid?

A work injury compensation agreement is valid if it is signed by competent parties in accordance with the law, and if the intention is true and legal and does not violate public order and good customs. After all parties reach an agreement through negotiation, a legal and effective work-related injury compensation agreement can be signed.

Legal Basis

Article 39 of the "Regulations on Work-related Injury Insurance"

If an employee dies on the job, his or her close relatives shall receive funeral expenses from the work-related injury insurance fund in accordance with the following provisions Subsidies, dependent relatives' pensions and one-time work-related death benefits:

(1) Funeral subsidy is the average monthly salary of employees in the coordinating area for the previous year for 6 months.

(2) Dependent relatives pension shall be paid according to a certain proportion of the employee's salary to relatives who provided the main source of livelihood and were unable to work for the employee who died on the job.

(3) The one-time work-related death benefit standard is 20 times the national per capita disposable income of urban residents in the previous year.

Article 143 of the Civil Code

A civil legal act that meets the following conditions is valid:

(1) The actor has the corresponding civil Capacity;

(2) The expression of intention is true;

(3) Do not violate the mandatory provisions of laws and administrative regulations, and do not violate public order and good customs.