Title 28
Labor and Labor Relations

Chapter 33
Workers’ Compensation — Benefits

R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-33-26

§ 28-33-26. Waivers of compensation void.

No agreement by an employee, except as provided in §§ 28-29-22 — 28-29-24, to waive his or her rights to compensation under chapters 29 — 38 of this title shall be valid except to the extent permitted by § 28-41-6 or 28-33-25.1.

History of Section.
P.L. 1912, ch. 831, art. 2, § 22; G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 2, § 22; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 2, § 22; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 2, § 26; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-33-26; P.L. 1982, ch. 32, art. 1, § 6; P.L. 1990, ch. 332, art. 1, § 3.