5 U.S. Code § 7501
5 U.S. Code § 7501 is about Definitions. It is under Subchapter I (Suspension For 14 Days Or Less) of Chapter 75 (Adverse Actions) of Subpart F (Labor-Management and Employee Relations) of Part III (Employees) of Title 5 (Government Organizations and Employees) of the Code.
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.
