29 USC § 1856 - Waiver of rights

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title: "29 USC § 1856 - Waiver of rights"
title_number: 29
title_name: "LABOR"
section_number: "1856"
section_name: "Waiver of rights"
chapter_number: 20
chapter_name: "MIGRANT AND SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROTECTION"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "Enforcement Provisions"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 97–470, title V, § 506, Jan. 14, 1983, 96 Stat. 2598.)"
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# § 1856. Waiver of rights

Agreements by employees purporting to waive or to modify their rights under this chapter shall be void as contrary to public policy, except that a waiver or modification of rights in favor of the Secretary shall be valid for purposes of enforcement of this chapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 97–470, title V, § 506, Jan. 14, 1983, 96 Stat. 2598.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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