{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-85.18","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 85.18","heading":"Contract to relieve not operative.","body":"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.","path":["Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION (Ch. 80 - 122C)","Chapter 85 - WORKERS’ COMPENSATION","Subchapter I - GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/85.18.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:01Z","sha256":"8fe9f34d2d4fc4d9427211e7d032ea062dae25087106aa2bc7156022df0e1f57","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-85.17","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-85.19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}