PART VII. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

§383-161  Waiver of rights void.  (a) Any agreement by an individual to waive, release, or commute the individual'srights to benefits or any other rights under this chapter shall be void, exceptagreements to withhold and deduct benefits for the following purposes:

(1)  The payment of child support obligations asprovided in section 383-163.5;

(2)  The voluntary deduction and withholding offederal and state income tax from unemployment compensation as provided in section383-163.6; and

(3)  The repayment of uncollected overissuances offood stamp coupons as provided in section 383-163.7.

(b)  Any agreement by an individual in theemploy of a person or concern to pay all or any portion of an employer'scontributions required under this chapter from the employer, shall be void.  Noemployer, directly or indirectly, shall make, require, or accept any deductionfrom wages to finance the employer's contributions required from the employer,require or accept any waiver of any right hereunder by any individual in theemployer's employ, discriminate in regard to the hiring or tenure of work orany term or condition of work of any individual on account of the individual'sclaiming benefits under this chapter, or in any manner obstruct or impede thefiling of claims for benefits.  Any employer, officer, or agent of any employerwho violates this section, for each offense, shall be fined not less than $100nor more than $1,000, or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. [L 1939,c 219, §13(a); am L 1941, c 304, §1, pt of subs 35; RL 1945, §4285; RL 1955,§93-150; HRS §383-161; am L 1982, c 58, §8; gen ch 1985; am L 1997, c 172, §4]