{"data":{"id":"us/5-u.s.c.-7501","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 U.S.C. § 7501","heading":"Definitions","body":"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.","path":["Title 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 75—ADVERSE ACTIONS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc05@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:55:42Z","sha256":"0088b6eaffbfd5b271d1e7b83a5f9ada1756f3e00bba8a74f8e480bbf41f06a2","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-u.s.c.-7371","next":"us/5-u.s.c.-7502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}