33 USC 916 – Assignment and exemption from claims of creditors
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No assignment, release, or commutation of compensation or benefits due or payable under this chapter, except as provided by this chapter, shall be valid, and such compensation and benefits shall be exempt from all claims of creditors and from levy, execution, and attachment or other remedy for recovery or collection of a debt, which exemption may not be waived.
Terms Used In 33 USC 916
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Compensation: means the money allowance payable to an employee or to his dependents as provided for in this chapter, and includes funeral benefits provided therein. See 33 USC 902