{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-85.54","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 85.54","heading":"Contracts to avoid compensation.","body":"Any contract of employment, relief benefit, or insurance, or other device whereby the employee is required to pay any premium or premiums for insurance against the compensation provided for in this chapter, shall be null and void; and any employer withholding from the wages of any employee any amount for the purpose of paying any such premium shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor.","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/2026/85.54.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:01Z","sha256":"19b75cb0d96a94e689084579fd64b90e1bd9245a2ff9959c56825d0cc3f341c1","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-85.53","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-85.55"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}