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Code · Hawaii · Chapter 386

§386-57 Legal status of right to compensation and compensation payments.

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§386-57 Legal status of right to compensation and compensation payments.
(a)The right to compensation under this chapter shall not be assignable, and the right to compensation and compensation payments received shall be exempt from the reach of creditors.
(b)The right to compensation under this chapter shall have the same status as a lien or the same priority for the whole thereof with respect to the assets of the employer as are accorded by law to any unpaid wages for labor. [L 1963, c 116, pt of §1; Supp, §97-56; HRS §386-57]
Case Notes
Does not bar use of portion of lump sum payment to pay child support arrearage. 6 H. App. 217, 716 P.2d 501 (1986).
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