RCW 50.40.010

Waiver of rights void.

Known as the Employment Security Act

The act spans §§ 50.01.005 to 50.98.110 (395 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 120 Wash. 2d 394 - Shoreline Community College District No. 7 v. Employment Security Department (1993)

Most recently applied in Peninsula Sch. Dist. v. Public Sch. Emp. (October 1996)

2003 c 53 s 281; 1945 c 35 s 182; Rem

(1) Any agreement by an individual to waive, release, or commute his or her rights to benefits or any other rights under this title shall be void.

(2) Any agreement by an individual in the employ of any person or concern to pay all or any portion of an employer's contributions, required under this title from such employer, shall be void.

(3) No employer shall directly or indirectly make or require or accept any deduction from remuneration for services to finance the employer's contributions required from him or her, or require or accept any waiver of any right hereunder by any individual in his or her employ.

(4) A person violating this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.