Title 5 — Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73not60
§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 cannot give or sell your claim for pay to another person, and the money or the claim itself cannot be taken by your creditors.
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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
Apr 3, 2026
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