Return to duty and application for reemployment.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 5

Periods allowed for return to duty are based on the length of time the person was performing service in the uniformed services, as follows: (a) An employee whose uniformed service was for (b) If the service was for (c) If the period of service was for (d) An employee who is hospitalized or convalescing from an injury or illness incurred in, or aggravated during uniformed service is required to report for duty at the end of the period that is necessary for the person to recover, based on the length of service as discussed in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this section, except that the period of recovery may not exceed 2 years (extended by the minimum time required to accommodate circumstances beyond the employee's control which make reporting within the period specified impossible or unreasonable). (e) A person who does not report within the time limits specified does not automatically forfeit restoration rights, but, rather, is subject to whatever policy and disciplinary action the agency would normally apply for a similar absence without authorization.

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 5:§ 353.205