September 13, 2026

Section 9. Compensation not to be assigned, attached or charged — Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923

Section 9. Compensation not to be assigned, attached or charged

Save as provided by this Act, no lump sum or half-monthly payment payable under this Act shall in any way be capable of being assigned or charged or be liable to attachment or pass to any person other than the employee by operation of law, nor shall any claim be set off against the same.