---
kind: "section"
citation: "28 C.F.R. § 814.12"
title: "28"
number: "814.12"
heading: "Non-waiver of rights by payments."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/28/814.12"
---

# §814.12. Non-waiver of rights by payments.


An employee's involuntary payment, of all or any portion of a debt being collected under [5 U.S.C. 5514](/usc/5/5514.md) must not be construed as a waiver of any rights which the employee may have under [5 U.S.C. 5514](/usc/5/5514.md) or any other provision of contract or law, unless there are statutory or contractual provisions to the contrary.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5514; 5 CFR part 550, subpart K; sec. 8(1) of E.O. 11609, 36 FR 13747, 3 CFR, 1971-1975 Comp., p. 586.

### Source

Source: 787 FR 41586, July 13, 2022, unless otherwise noted.