{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-23-2-7","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 23-2-7","heading":"Benefits of chapter may not be waived by contract or regulation.","body":"No employer or employee shall exempt himself or herself from the burden or waive the benefits of this chapter by any contract, agreement, rule, or regulation, and any such contract, agreement, rule, or regulation shall be pro tanto void.","path":["CHAPTER 23. WORKERS' COMPENSATION.","ARTICLE 2. EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES SUBJECT TO CHAPTER; EXTRATERRITORIAL COVERAGE."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/23-2-7/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:26:20Z","sha256":"0feb372db09f7f25ce1f9928d9569f9453dbd0daba78a97ad10b5f57a88b728f","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-23-2-6a","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-23-2-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}