Any agreement by an individual to waive, release, or commute his rights to benefits or any other rights under this act shall be void. Any agreement by any individual in the employ of any person or employing unit to pay all or any portion of an employer's contributions, required under this act from such employer, shall be void. No employer shall directly or indirectly make or require or accept any deduction from wages to finance the employer's contributions required from him or require or accept any waiver of any right hereunder by any individual in his employ, discriminate in regard to the hiring or tenure of work on any term or condition of work of any individual on account of his claiming benefits under this act, or in any manner obstruct or impede the filing of claims for benefits. Any employer or officer or agent of an employer who violates any provision of this section shall, for each offense, be fined not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or be imprisoned for not more than six (6) months, or both such fine and imprisonment.