17 C.F.R. § 165.19

Nonenforceability of certain provisions waiving rights and remedies or requiring arbitration of disputes

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(a) Non-waiver. 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.

(b) Protected communications. 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]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2019–2019 · leading case: Johnson v. Oystacher (N.D. Ill. 2019).
Johnson v. Oystacher (N.D. Ill. 2019). · cites it 3× “) In that motion, Johnson argued that the judgment must be vacated because a recent Illinois Appellate Court decision and amendments to CFTC regulations, 17 C.F.R. § 165.19 , 165.20, make clear that the Settlement Agreement was illegal.”
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