No contract, expressed or implied, no rule, regulation or other device shall in any manner relieve any employer, in whole or in part, of any obligation created by this chapter, except as herein set forth.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-290
Obligations not to be evaded
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case In Re Balonze (2006)
Most recently applied in 926 F. Supp. 2d 420 - Miley v. Housing Authority (February 2013)
(1949 Rev., S. 7455; 1958 Rev., S. 31-183; 1961, P.A. 491, S. 43.) History: 1961 act entirely replaced previous provisions.
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Official source: Connecticut General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Connecticut statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.