Except as provided in section 386-78, no contract, rule, regulation or device whatsoever shall operate to relieve the employer in whole or in part from any liability created by this chapter.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 386-9
Contracting out forbidden
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Employee Benefits Committee of Retirement System of Hawaiian Telephone Co. v. Pascoe (1982)
Most recently applied in Employee Benefits Committee of Retirement System of Hawaiian Telephone Co. v. Pascoe (June 1982)
L 1963, c 116, pt of §1; Supp, §97-9; HRS §386-9; am L 1969, c 17, §1
Official source: Hawaii State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Hawaii statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.