Rhode Island § 28-44-56 § 28-44-56. Waiver of rights void — Agreements to pay employer's contributions.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 28-44-56 — § 28-44-56. Waiver of rights void — Agreements to pay employer's contributions.

Rhode Island·Title 28 Labor and Labor Relations·Ch. 28-44 Employment Security â€” Benefits

§ 28-44-56. Waiver of rights void — Agreements to pay employer's contributions.
No agreement by any individual to waive his or her right to benefits or any other
            right under chapters 42 — 44 of this title shall be valid. No agreement by any individual
            in the employ of any person or concern to pay all or any portion of the contributions
            required under those chapters from employers shall be valid. No employer shall make
            or require or accept any deduction from wages to finance the contributions required
            of him or her, or require or accept any waiver by any individual of any right under
            these chapters. The director shall have the power to take any steps

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§ 28-44-56. Waiver of rights void — Agreements to pay employer's contributions.

No agreement by any individual to waive his or her right to benefits or any other right under chapters 42 — 44 of this title shall be valid. No agreement by any individual in the employ of any person or concern to pay all or any portion of the contributions required under those chapters from employers shall be valid. No employer shall make or require or accept any deduction from wages to finance the contributions required of him or her, or require or accept any waiver by any individual of any right under these chapters. The director shall have the power to take any steps necessary or suitable under those chapters to correct or prosecute any violation.

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Legislative History

P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 13; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 13; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 10; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-44-56.