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Title 29 - Labor
Chapter 20 - Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection
Subchapter V - General Provisions
Part A - Enforcement Provisions
Sec. 1856 - Waiver of rights
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29 U.S.C. § 1856 (2017) |
§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. |
(Pub. L. 97–470, title V, §506, Jan. 14, 1983, 96 Stat. 2598.) |
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective 90 days from Jan. 14, 1983, see section 524 of Pub. L. 97–470, set out as a note under section 1801 of this title. |
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Title 29 - LABOR CHAPTER 20 - MIGRANT AND SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROTECTION SUBCHAPTER V - GENERAL PROVISIONS Part A - Enforcement Provisions Sec. 1856 - Waiver of rights |
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