Title 5, Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-102
§8130 Assignment of Claim
Title 5 › PART III — EMPLOYEES › Subpart G — Insurance and Annuities › CHAPTER 81 — COMPENSATION FOR WORK INJURIES › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERALLY › § 8130
Summary
You may not transfer a claim for pay under this part to anyone else; any transfer like that is not valid. Your pay and the right to get that pay are protected from people or companies you owe money to.
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Title 5, §8130
Government Organization and Employees, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
An assignment of a claim for compensation under this subchapter is void. Compensation and claims for compensation are exempt from claims of creditors.
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DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes andStatutes at Large 5 U.S.C. 775.Sept. 7, 1916, ch. 458, § 25, 39 Stat. 747. Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.
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5 U.S.C. § 8130
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102