---
kind: "section"
citation: "29 C.F.R. § 23.270"
title: "29"
number: "23.270"
heading: "Anti-kickback."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/29/23.270"
---

# §23.270. Anti-kickback.


All wages paid to workers performing on or in connection with covered contracts must be paid free and clear and without subsequent deduction (except as set forth in [§ 23.230](/cfr/29/23.230.md)), rebate, or kickback on any account. Kickbacks directly or indirectly to the employer or to another person for the employer's benefit for the whole or part of the wage are prohibited.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; section 4, E.O. 14026, 86 FR 22835; Secretary's Order 01-2014, 79 FR 77527.

### Source

Source: 86 FR 67224, Nov. 24, 2021, unless otherwise noted.