§ 97-21. Claims unassignable and exempt from taxes and debts; agreement of employee to contribute to premium or waive right to compensation void; unlawful deduction by employer.
§97‑21. Claims unassignable and exempt from taxes and debts; agreement ofemployee to contribute to premium or waive right to compensation void; unlawfuldeduction by employer.
No claim for compensationunder this Article shall be assignable, and all compensation and claimstherefor shall be exempt from all claims of creditors and from taxes.
No agreement by an employee topay any portion of premium paid by his employer to a carrier or to contributeto a benefit fund or department maintained by such employer for the purpose ofproviding compensation or medical services and supplies as required by thisArticle shall be valid, and any employer who makes a deduction for such purposefrom the pay of any employee entitled to the benefits of this Article shall beguilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishedonly by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00). No agreementby an employee to waive his right to compensation under this Chapter shall bevalid. (1929, c. 120, s. 21; 1993, c. 539, s. 677; 1994, Ex.Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)