---
kind: "section"
citation: "29 C.F.R. § 20.86"
title: "29"
number: "20.86"
heading: "Non-waiver of rights by payments."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/29/20.86"
---

# §20.86. 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), shall 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

### Source

Source: 52 FR 3772, Feb. 5, 1987, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.; Subpart D is also issued under 5 U.S.C. 5514; Subpart E is also issued under 31 U.S.C. 3720A; Subpart F is also issued under 31 U.S.C. 3720D.

### Source

Source: 50 FR 5202, Feb. 6, 1985, unless otherwise noted.