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Code · U.S. Code · Title 5 - GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES · CHAPTER 75— ADVERSE ACTIONS · SUBCHAPTER I— SUSPENSION FOR 14 DAYS OR LESS · § 7501

§ 7501. Definitions

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For the purpose of this subchapter—
(1)“employee” means an individual in the competitive service who is not serving a probationary or trial period under an initial appointment or who has completed 1 year of current continuous employment in the same or similar positions under other than a temporary appointment limited to 1 year or less; and
(2)“suspension” means the placing of an employee, for disciplinary reasons, in a temporary status without duties and pay.
(Added Pub. L. 95–454, title II, § 204(a), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1134; amended Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title XI, § 1105(c)(3), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 1024; Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XI, § 1106(b)(2)(C), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1950.)
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  • Pub. L. 95–454, title II, § 204(a)
  • 92 Stat. 1134
  • 129 Stat. 1024
  • 135 Stat. 1950
  • Pub. L. 89–554
  • 80 Stat. 527
  • Pub. L. 95–454, § 204(a)
  • section 907 of Pub. L. 95–454
  • Pub. L. 101–376, § 1
  • 104 Stat. 461
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