5 CFR § 353.303 - Restoration rights of TAPER employees.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s353.303"
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title: "5 CFR § 353.303 - Restoration rights of TAPER employees."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "353.303"
section_name: "Restoration rights of TAPER employees."
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"
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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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# 353.303 Restoration rights of TAPER employees.

An employee serving in the competitive service under a temporary appointment pending establishment of a register (TAPER) under § 316.201 of this chapter (other than an employee serving in a position classified above GS-15), is entitled to be restored to the position he or she left or an equivalent one in the same commuting area.