(a) An agreement by an employee to pay a portion of the premium paid by the employer to a carrier or to contribute to a benefit fund or department maintained by the employer for the purpose of providing compensation or medical services and supplies as required by this chapter is not valid. An employer who makes a deduction for this purpose from the pay of an employee entitled to the benefits of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.
(b) An agreement by an employee to waive the right to compensation under this chapter is not valid.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation
Chapter 30. Alaska Workers' Compensation Act
Article 6. General Provisions.
Sec. 23.30.230. Persons not covered.
Sec. 23.30.235. Cases in which no compensation is payable.
Sec. 23.30.236. Members of the organized militia as employees.
Sec. 23.30.237. High school students in work-study programs as employees of the state.
Sec. 23.30.238. Volunteer emergency medical technicians as employees.
Sec. 23.30.239. Sole proprietors and partners as employees.
Sec. 23.30.241. Special officers as employees.
Sec. 23.30.242. Members of state boards and commissions as employees.
Sec. 23.30.243. Extending coverage to certain firefighters.
Sec. 23.30.244. Emergency and disaster relief forces as state employees.
Sec. 23.30.245. Invalid agreements.
Sec. 23.30.246. Search and rescue personnel as state employees.
Sec. 23.30.247. Discrimination prohibited.
Sec. 23.30.250. Penalties for fraudulent or misleading acts; damages in civil actions.
Sec. 23.30.255. Penalty for failure to pay compensation.
Sec. 23.30.260. Penalty for receiving unapproved fees and soliciting.
Sec. 23.30.263. Immunity from civil liability for workplace safety inspections.