New York Laws
Title 7 - Benefits and Claims
595 - Benefit Right Inalienable.

ยง 595. Benefit right inalienable. 1. Waiver agreement void. No
agreement by an employee to waive his rights under this article shall be
valid.

2. Assignment of benefits void. Benefits shall not be assigned,
pledged, encumbered, released, or commuted and shall be exempt from all
claims of creditors and from levy, execution, and attachment, or other
remedy for recovery or collection of a debt. This exemption may not be
waived.