Title 5 — Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73

§3403 Limitations

Title 5 › Part PART III— - EMPLOYEES › Subpart Subpart B— - Employment and Retention › Chapter CHAPTER 34— - PART-TIME CAREER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES › § 3403

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

An agency cannot eliminate a full-time job to turn its duties into a part-time position, and it cannot force a full-time employee to take part-time work to keep their job.

Full Legal Text

Title 5, §3403

Government Organization and Employees — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)An agency shall not abolish any position occupied by an employee in order to make the duties of such position available to be performed on a part-time career employment basis.

(b)Any person who is employed on a full-time basis in an agency shall not be required to accept part-time employment as a condition of continued employment.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1978—Pub. L. 95–454 renumbered section 3393 of this title as this section.

Reference

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Citation

5 U.S.C. § 3403

Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73