Ohio § 4123.80 Agreement to waive rights void - exceptions

Ohio Statutes

§ 4123.80 — Agreement to waive rights void - exceptions

Ohio § 4123.80

Title 41Labor and Industry

Ch. 4123Workers' Compensation

This text of Ohio § 4123.80 (Agreement to waive rights void - exceptions) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Ohio primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4123.80 (2026).

Text

No agreement by an employee to waive an employee's rights to compensation under this chapter is valid, except that:

(A)An employee who is blind may waive the compensation that may become due to the employee for injury or disability in cases where the injury or disability may be directly caused by or due to the employee's blindness. The administrator of workers' compensation, with the advice and consent of the bureau of workers' compensation board of directors, may adopt and enforce rules governing the employment of such persons and the inspection of their places of employment.

(B)An employee may waive the employee's rights to compensation or benefits as authorized pursuant to division (C)(3) of section4123.01or section4123.15of the Revised Code. No agreement by an employee to p

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

No agreement by an employee to waive an employee's rights to compensation under this chapter is valid, except that:

(A) An employee who is blind may waive the compensation that may become due to the employee for injury or disability in cases where the injury or disability may be directly caused by or due to the employee's blindness. The administrator of workers' compensation, with the advice and consent of the bureau of workers' compensation board of directors, may adopt and enforce rules governing the employment of such persons and the inspection of their places of employment.

(B) An employee may waive the employee's rights to compensation or benefits as authorized pursuant to division (C)(3) of section4123.01or section4123.15of the Revised Code.

No agreement by an employee to pay any portion of the premium paid by the employee's employer into the state insurance fund is valid.