Section 25-4-138 Agreement to Waive Right to Benefits; Agreement to Pay Employer’s Contributions; Reduction of Wages to Finance Employer’s Contributions.

Any agreement by an employee to waive or release his rights to benefits or any other rights under this chapter shall be void. Any agreement by an employee to pay all or any portion of his 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 reduction from wages to finance the employer’s contributions required of him, or require or accept any waiver of any right hereunder by any employee in his employ. Any employer or officer or agent of an employer who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction, for each offense be fined not less than $25.00 nor more than $100.00 or be imprisoned for not more than 60 days, or both.