§ 165.19 Nonenforceability of certain provisions waiving rights and remedies or requiring arbitration of disputes.
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Non-waiver.(a) 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.
Protected communications.(b) 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.
[82 FR 24501, May 30, 2017]
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