5 CFR § 353.302 - Retention protections.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s353.302"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "5 CFR § 353.302 - Retention protections."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "353.302"
section_name: "Retention protections."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "353"
part_name: "RESTORATION TO DUTY FROM UNIFORMED SERVICE OR COMPENSABLE INJURY"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "38 U.S.C. 4301 et. seq., and 5 U.S.C. 8151."
regulatory_source: "60 FR 45652, Sept. 1, 1995, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "353"
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# 353.302 Retention protections.

An injured employee enjoys no special protection in a reduction in force. Separation by reduction in force or for cause while on compensation means the individual has no restoration rights.