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IA Code › Title III › Chapter 85 › Section 85.18

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A contract, rule, or device shall not operate to relieve the employer, in whole or in part, from any liability created by this chapter except as provided in this chapter. This section does not create a private cause of action.

[S13, §2477-m7; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1378; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §85.18]2017 Acts, ch 23, §2, 24; 2023 Acts, ch 66, §13

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