No agreement by any individual to waive his or her right to benefits or any other right under chapters 39 — 41 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 these 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 an individual of any right under chapters 39 — 41 of this title. The director shall have power to take any steps necessary or suitable under those chapters to correct or prosecute any violation. History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 10; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-41-30.
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