Idaho Statutes
§ 72-318 — INVALID AGREEMENTS — PENALTY
Idaho § 72-318
JurisdictionIdaho
Title 72WORKER’S COMPENSATION AND RELATED LAWS — INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION
Ch. 3SECURITY FOR COMPENSATION
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Bluebook
Idaho Code § 72-318 (2026).
Text
(1)No agreement by an employee to pay any portion of the premiums paid by his employer for workmen’s compensation, or to contribute to the cost or other security maintained for or carried for the purpose of securing the payment of workmen’s compensation, or to contribute to a benefit fund or department maintained by the employer, or any contract, rule, regulation or device whatever designed to relieve the employer in whole or in part from any liability created by this law, shall be valid. Any employer who makes a deduction for such purpose from the remuneration of any employee entitled to the benefits of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(2)No agreement by an employee to waive his rights to compensation under this act shall be valid.
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Legislative History
[72-318, added I.C., sec. 72-318, as added by 1971, ch. 124, sec. 3, p. 422.]
Nearby Sections
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§ 72-1001
SHORT TITLE§ 72-1002
LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE AND INTENT§ 72-1003
DEFINITIONS§ 72-1004
POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSION§ 72-1005
REHABILITATION OF VICTIMS§ 72-1006
ATTORNEYS’ FEES§ 72-1009
CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION ACCOUNT§ 72-101
SHORT TITLE§ 72-1010
RECEIPT OF FUNDS§ 72-1012
APPLICATION FOR COMPENSATION§ 72-1013
INFORMAL HEARINGS§ 72-1014
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Idaho § 72-318, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/id/72-318.