Employee compensation disputes must be settled by a competent authority; civil courts lack jurisdiction over liability, amount or duration. Questions in proceedings under this Chapter about liability to pay compensation, whether an injured person is an employee, or about the amount, duration, nature or extent of disablement must, absent agreement, be settled by a competent authority; civil courts have no jurisdiction to decide or enforce matters required by the Chapter to be determined by that competent authority.
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Employee compensation disputes must be settled by a competent authority; civil courts lack jurisdiction over liability, amount or duration.
Questions in proceedings under this Chapter about liability to pay compensation, whether an injured person is an employee, or about the amount, duration, nature or extent of disablement must, absent agreement, be settled by a competent authority; civil courts have no jurisdiction to decide or enforce matters required by the Chapter to be determined by that competent authority.
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