29 CFR 501.5
§ 501.5 Waiver of rights prohibited.
United States · 29 CFR — Labor · Status: effective
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- 29 CFR 501.5, § 501.5 Waiver of rights prohibited, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/125252
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A person may not seek to have an H-2A worker, a worker in corresponding employment, or a U.S. worker improperly rejected for employment or improperly laid off or displaced waive any rights conferred under 8 U.S.C. 1188, 20 CFR part 655, subpart B, or this part. Any agreement by a worker purporting to waive or modify any rights given to said person under 8 U.S.C. 1188, 20 CFR part 655, subpart B, or this part shall be void as contrary to public policy except as follows:
(a) Waivers or modifications of rights or obligations under 8 U.S.C. 1188, 20 CFR part 655, subpart B, or this part in favor of the Secretary shall be valid for purposes of enforcement; and
(b) Agreements in settlement of private litigation are permitted.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.