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If I am in debt and I assign my claim to a creditor is it a valid assignment?

Under Florida’s Workers Compensation Act no assignment, release or commutation of compensation or benefits due or payable under the Chapter except as provided by Chapter 440 shall be valid and shall be exempt from all claims of creditors and levy execution and attachments or other remedy or recovery or collection of a debt and this exemption may not be waived. Bottom line, if you’re on Workers’ Compensation your creditor can’t get at the payment until the injured employee actually does something with his or her check by way of deposit or alienating monies.