Qualifications for assignment.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 5

(a) Except as provided in § 351.703, an employee is qualified for assignment under § 351.701 if the employee: (1) Meets the OPM standards and requirements for the position, including any minimum educational requirement, and any selective placement factors established by the agency; (2) Is physically qualified, with reasonable accommodation where appropriate, to perform the duties of the position; (3) Meets any special qualifying condition which the OPM has approved for the position; and (4) Has the capacity, adaptability, and special skills needed to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position without undue interruption. This determination includes recency of experience, when appropriate. (b) The sex of an employee may not be considered in determining whether an employee is qualified for a position, except for positions which OPM has determined certification of eligibles by sex is justified. (c) An employee who is released from a competitive level during a leave of absence because of a corpensable injury may not be denied an assignment right solely because the employee is not physically qualified for the duties of the position if the physical disqualification resulted from the compensable injury. Such an employee must be afforded appropriate assignment rights subject to recovery as provided by 5 U.S.C. 8151 and part 353 of this chapter. (d) If an agency determines, on the basis of evidence before it, that a preference eligible employee who has a compensable service-conn

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 5:§ 351.702