{"data":{"id":"us-mt/39-71-409","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"39-71-409","heading":"Waivers by employee invalid.","body":"(1) An agreement by an employee to waive any rights under this chapter is not valid.\n(2) (a) A person who possesses and is working under a current independent contractor exemption certificate issued by the department waives all rights and benefits of the Workers' Compensation Act unless the person elects coverage pursuant to 39-71-401(3)(b).\n(b) A waiver by reason of an independent contractor exemption certificate is an exception to the general prohibition of waiving the advantage of a statute enacted for a public reason as provided for in 1-3-204.","path":["TITLE 39. LABOR","CHAPTER 71. WORKERS' COMPENSATION","Part 4. Coverage, Liability, and Subrogation"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0390/chapter_0710/part_0040/section_0090/0390-0710-0040-0090.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:54:38Z","sha256":"8f649f7f2ae0fb6a39be6abf9e42b3bd674765e7af2e8da7d14dd90058b6fb5f","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/39-71-408","next":"us-mt/39-71-410"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}