5 USC § 6127 - Compressed schedules; agencies authorized to use

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identifier: "/us/usc/t5/s6127"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "5 USC § 6127 - Compressed schedules; agencies authorized to use"
title_number: 5
title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
section_number: "6127"
section_name: "Compressed schedules; agencies authorized to use"
chapter_number: 61
chapter_name: "HOURS OF WORK"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "FLEXIBLE AND COMPRESSED WORK SCHEDULES"
part_number: "III"
part_name: "EMPLOYEES"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 97–221, § 2(a)(2), July 23, 1982, 96 Stat. 230.)"
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# § 6127. Compressed schedules; agencies authorized to use

**(a)** Notwithstanding section 6101 of this title, each agency may establish programs which use a 4-day workweek or other compressed schedule.

**(b)**

**(1)** An employee in a unit with respect to which an organization of Government employees has not been accorded exclusive recognition shall not be required to participate in any program under subsection (a) unless a majority of the employees in such unit who, but for this paragraph, would be included in such program have voted to be so included.

**(2)** Upon written request to any agency by an employee, the agency, if it determines that participation in a program under subsection (a) would impose a personal hardship on such employee, shall—

A determination by an agency under this paragraph shall be made not later than 10 days after the day on which a written request for such determination is received by the agency.

**(A)** except such employee from such program; or

**(B)** reassign such employee to the first position within the agency—

**(i)** which becomes vacant after such determination,

**(ii)** which is not included within such program,

**(iii)** for which such employee is qualified, and

**(iv)** which is acceptable to the employee.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 97–221, § 2(a)(2), July 23, 1982, 96 Stat. 230.)