Title 5, Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-102

§3403 Limitations

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

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Agencies may not end a filled full‑time job just to make the work part‑time, and full‑time employees cannot be forced into part‑time work to keep their jobs.

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

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102