{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-10.15","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 10.15","heading":"May compensation rights be waived?","body":"No employer or other person may require an employee or other claimant to enter into any agreement, either before or after an injury or death, to waive his or her right to claim compensation under the FECA. No waiver of compensation rights shall be valid.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","SUBCHAPTER B—FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ACT","PART 10—CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION UNDER THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ACT, AS AMENDED","Subpart A—General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"70f6e917dfec92ed085f1631fd983490d437f5b283900efa2fce3331ff355e1c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-10.13","next":"us/20-cfr-10.16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}