5 CFR § 179.217 - Non-waiver of rights by payments.

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title: "5 CFR § 179.217 - Non-waiver of rights by payments."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "179.217"
section_name: "Non-waiver of rights by payments."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
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subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "179"
part_name: "CLAIMS COLLECTION STANDARDS"
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# 179.217 Non-waiver of rights by payments.

An employee's involuntary payment of all or any portion of a debt collected under this subpart must not be construed as a waiver of any rights which the employee may have under 5 U.S.C. 5514 or any other provision of contract or law unless there are statutory or contractual provisions to the contrary.