Legal corpus: the complete U.S. Code (59,740 sections, all 53 titles)

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now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 ->
59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun,
verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make
legal-us-code default now covers every title.

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legal/us/code/title-29/chapter-20/section-1856.md

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+title: "29 U.S.C. § 1856"
+description: "Waiver of rights"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 29
+title_name: "LABOR"
+chapter_number: "20"
+chapter_name: "MIGRANT AND SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROTECTION"
+section: "1856"
+citation: "29 U.S.C. § 1856"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
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+source_identifier: "/us/usc/t29/s1856"
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+retrieved_at: "2026-07-04"
+confidence: "official"
+tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
+---
+
+# 29 U.S.C. § 1856 - Waiver of rights
+
+## Text
+
+Agreements by employees purporting to waive or to modify their rights under this chapter shall be void as contrary to public policy, except that a waiver or modification of rights in favor of the Secretary shall be valid for purposes of enforcement of this chapter.
+
+(Pub. L. 97–470, title V, § 506, Jan. 14, 1983, 96 Stat. 2598.)
+
+## Notes
+
+Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
+
+Effective DateSection effective 90 days from Jan. 14, 1983, see section 524 of Pub. L. 97–470, set out as a note under section 1801 of this title.