Title 5 — Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73
§8144 Student-employees
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Summary
If a student-employee (a student who works for the government; see section 5351 for the exact meaning) is injured or killed because of training or while doing duties connected to that training, the law treats them as if they were an employee hurt on the job under this part of the law.
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Title 5, §8144
Government Organization and Employees — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
A student-employee as defined by section 5351 of this title who suffers disability or death as a result of personal injury arising out of and in the course of training, or incurred in the performance of duties in connection with that training, is considered for the purpose of this subchapter an employee who incurred the injury in the performance of duty.
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DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes andStatutes at Large 5 U.S.C. 1053.Aug. 4, 1947, ch. 452, § 4, 61 Stat. 727. 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. § 8144
Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73