96.15 WAIVER -- FEES -- ASSIGNMENTS -- PENALTIES.
1. Waiver of rights void. Any agreement by an individual to
waive, release, or commute the individual's rights to benefits or any
other rights under this chapter shall be void. Any agreement by any
individual in the employ of any person or concern to pay all or any
portion of an employer's contributions, required under this chapter
from such employer, shall be void. No employer shall directly or
indirectly make or require or accept any deduction from wages to
finance the employer's contributions required from the employer, or
require or accept any waiver of any right hereunder by any individual
in the employer's employ. Any employer or officer or agent of an
employer who violates any provision of this subsection shall, for
each offense, be guilty of a serious misdemeanor.
2. Prohibition against fees. An individual claiming benefits
shall not be charged fees of any kind in any proceeding under this
chapter by the department or its representatives or by a court or an
officer of the court. An individual claiming benefits in a
proceeding before the department, an appeal tribunal, or a court may
be represented by counsel or other duly authorized agent. A person
who violates a provision of this subsection is guilty of a serious
misdemeanor for each violation.
3. No assignment of benefits -- exemptions. Any assignment,
pledge, or encumbrance of any right to benefits which are or may
become due or payable under this chapter shall be void, and such
rights to benefits shall be exempt from levy, execution, attachment,
or any other remedy whatsoever provided for the collection of debt;
and benefits received by any individual, so long as they are not
mingled with other funds of the recipient, shall be exempt from any
remedy whatsoever for the collection of all debts. Any waiver of any
exemption provided for in this subsection shall be void.
96.15 WAIVER -- FEES -- ASSIGNMENTS -- PENALTIES.
1. Waiver of rights void. Any agreement by an individual to
waive, release, or commute the individual's rights to benefits or any
other rights under this chapter shall be void. Any agreement by any
individual in the employ of any person or concern to pay all or any
portion of an employer's contributions, required under this chapter
from such employer, shall be void. No employer shall directly or
indirectly make or require or accept any deduction from wages to
finance the employer's contributions required from the employer, or
require or accept any waiver of any right hereunder by any individual
in the employer's employ. Any employer or officer or agent of an
employer who violates any provision of this subsection shall, for
each offense, be guilty of a serious misdemeanor.
2. Prohibition against fees. An individual claiming benefits
shall not be charged fees of any kind in any proceeding under this
chapter by the department or its representatives or by a court or an
officer of the court. An individual claiming benefits in a
proceeding before the department, an appeal tribunal, or a court may
be represented by counsel or other duly authorized agent. A person
who violates a provision of this subsection is guilty of a serious
misdemeanor for each violation.
3. No assignment of benefits -- exemptions. Any assignment,
pledge, or encumbrance of any right to benefits which are or may
become due or payable under this chapter shall be void, and such
rights to benefits shall be exempt from levy, execution, attachment,
or any other remedy whatsoever provided for the collection of debt;
and benefits received by any individual, so long as they are not
mingled with other funds of the recipient, shall be exempt from any
remedy whatsoever for the collection of all debts. Any waiver of any
exemption provided for in this subsection shall be void.
96.15 WAIVER -- FEES -- ASSIGNMENTS -- PENALTIES.
1. Waiver of rights void. Any agreement by an individual to
waive, release, or commute the individual's rights to benefits or any
other rights under this chapter shall be void. Any agreement by any
individual in the employ of any person or concern to pay all or any
portion of an employer's contributions, required under this chapter
from such employer, shall be void. No employer shall directly or
indirectly make or require or accept any deduction from wages to
finance the employer's contributions required from the employer, or
require or accept any waiver of any right hereunder by any individual
in the employer's employ. Any employer or officer or agent of an
employer who violates any provision of this subsection shall, for
each offense, be guilty of a serious misdemeanor.
2. Prohibition against fees. An individual claiming benefits
shall not be charged fees of any kind in any proceeding under this
chapter by the department or its representatives or by a court or an
officer of the court. An individual claiming benefits in a
proceeding before the department, an appeal tribunal, or a court may
be represented by counsel or other duly authorized agent. A person
who violates a provision of this subsection is guilty of a serious
misdemeanor for each violation.
3. No assignment of benefits -- exemptions. Any assignment,
pledge, or encumbrance of any right to benefits which are or may
become due or payable under this chapter shall be void, and such
rights to benefits shall be exempt from levy, execution, attachment,
or any other remedy whatsoever provided for the collection of debt;
and benefits received by any individual, so long as they are not
mingled with other funds of the recipient, shall be exempt from any
remedy whatsoever for the collection of all debts. Any waiver of any
exemption provided for in this subsection shall be void.
