33 U.S.C. § 915 : US Code - Section 915: Invalid agreements

Search 33 U.S.C. § 915 : US Code - Section 915: Invalid agreements

(a) No agreement by an employee to pay any portion of premium
paid by his employer to a carrier or to contribute to a benefit
fund or department maintained by such employer for the purpose of
providing compensation or medical services and supplies as required
by this chapter shall be valid, and any employer who makes a
deduction for such purpose from the pay of any employee entitled to
the benefits of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more
than $1,000.
(b) No agreement by an employee to waive his right to
compensation under this chapter shall be valid.