{"data":{"id":"us/17-cfr-165.19","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"17 CFR 165.19","heading":"Nonenforceability of certain provisions waiving rights and remedies or requiring arbitration of disputes.","body":"(a) Non-waiver. The rights and remedies provided for in this part may not be waived by any agreement, policy, form, or condition of employment, including by a predispute arbitration agreement. No predispute arbitration agreement shall be valid or enforceable if the agreement requires arbitration of a dispute arising under this part.\n(b) Protected communications. No person may take any action to impede an individual from communicating directly with the Commission's staff about a possible violation of the Commodity Exchange Act, including by enforcing, or threatening to enforce, a confidentiality agreement or predispute arbitration agreement with respect to such communications.","path":["Title 17—Commodity and Securities Exchanges","CHAPTER I—COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION","PART 165—WHISTLEBLOWER RULES"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-17.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:31Z","sha256":"a370cc3637e09f9d879957423e563ebcce4fb4f4611d967e3a4bf71198ce7a19","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/17-cfr-165.18","next":"us/17-cfr-165.20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}