New York Laws
Article 2 - Compensation
31 - Agreement for Contribution by Employee Void.

ยง 31. Agreement for contribution by employee void. No agreement by an
employee to pay any portion of the premium paid by his employer to the
state insurance fund or to contribute to a benefit fund or department
maintained by such employer or to the cost of mutual insurance or other
insurance, maintained for or carried for the purpose of providing
compensation as herein required, shall be valid, and any employer who
makes a deduction for such purpose from the wages or salary of any
employee entitled to the benefits of this chapter shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor.

Structure New York Laws

New York Laws

WKC - Workers' Compensation

Article 2 - Compensation

9 - Definitions.

10 - Liability for Compensation.

11 - Alternative Remedy.

12 - Compensation Not Allowed for First Seven Days.

13 - Treatment and Care of Injured Employees.

13-A - Selection of Authorized Physician by Employee.

13-AA - Medical Appeals Unit.

13-B - Authorization of Providers, Medical Bureaus and Laboratories by the Chair.

13-C - Licensing of Compensation Medical Bureaus and Laboratories.

13-D - Removal of Providers From Lists of Those Authorized to Render Medical Care or to Conduct Independent Medical Examinations.

13-E - Revocation of Licenses of Compensation Medical Bureaus and Laboratories.

13-F - Payment of Medical Fees.

13-G - Payment of Bills for Medical Care.

13-H - Ombudsman for Injured Workers.

13-I - Solicitation Prohibited.

13-J - Medical or Surgical Treatment by Insurance Carriers and Employers.

13-K - Care and Treatment of Injured Employees by Duly Licensed Podiatrists.

13-L - Care and Treatment of Injured Employees by Duly Licensed Chiropractors.

13-M - Care and Treatment of Injured Employees by Duly Licensed Psychologists.

13-N - Mandatory Registration of Entities Which Derive Income From Independent Medical Examinations.

13-O - Pharmaceutical Fee Schedule.

13-P - Comprehensive Prescription Drug Formulary.

14 - Weekly Wages Basis of Compensation.

14-A - Double Compensation and Death Benefits When Minors Illegally Employed.

15 - Schedule in Case of Disability.

15-A - Assessment on Insolvent Group Self-Insured Trusts.

16 - Death Benefits.

16-A - Death Benefits Due to Diesel Exposure.

17 - Noncitizens.

17-A - Limited English Proficiency.

18 - Notice of Injury or Death.

18-A - Notice: The New York Jockey Injury Compensation Fund, Inc.

18-B - Notice; the New York Black Car Operators' Injury Compensation Fund, Inc.

18-C - Independent Livery Bases.

19 - Physical Examination.

19-A - Physicians Not to Accept Fees From Carriers.

19-B - Treatment by Physicians in Employ of Board.

19-C - Actions Against Health Services Personnel; Defense and Indemnification.

20 - Determination of Claims for Compensation.

21 - Presumptions.

21-A - Temporary Payment of Compensation.

22 - Modification of Awards, Decisions or Orders.

23 - Appeals.

23-A - Mistakes, Defects and Irregularities.

24 - Costs and Fees.

24-A - Representation Before the Workers' Compensation Board.

25 - Compensation, How Payable.

25-A - Procedure and Payment of Compensation in Certain Claims; Limitation of Right to Compensation.

25-B - Awards to Non-Residents: Non-Resident Compensation Fund.

26 - Enforcement of Payment in Default.

26-A - Procedure and Payment of Compensation in Claims Against Uninsured Defaulting Employers.

27 - Depositing Future Payments in the Aggregate Trust Fund.

27-A - Investments in Obligations of Designated Public Benefit Corporations; Indemnifications.

27-B - Amortization of Gains or Losses.

27-C - Appropriations to the Aggregate Trust Fund.

28 - Limitation of Right to Compensation.

29 - Remedies of Employees; Subrogation.

30 - Revenues or Benefits From Other Sources Not to Affect Compensation.

31 - Agreement for Contribution by Employee Void.

32 - Waiver Agreements.

32-A - Waivers of Specific Coverage Prohibited.

33 - Assignments; Exemptions.

34 - Preferences.

35 - Safety Net.