{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-8a-16","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 34:8A-16","heading":"Agreement by employee to waive or modify rights;  invalidity","body":"Any agreement by an employee purporting to waive or to modify his rights hereunder, shall be void as contrary to public policy.\nL.1975, c. 49, s. 8, eff. April 7, 1975.","path":["TITLE 34 LABOR AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"69e00baa6c307a10202127ec4319609e89989d610d066a993fd656ec0bc8ecb9","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-8a-15","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-8a-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}