§302-3.202. Re-employment after a separation by reduction in force or transfer of functions.
41 C.F.R. § 302-3.202
If an employee is re-employed after a separation by reduction in force or transfer of function, their agency may pay them a relocation allowance under the conditions of this chapter if:
The employee is re-employed within one year of their involuntary separation date;
The new appointment is not temporary; and
The new appointment is at a different duty station from where their separation occurred and meets the distance criteria in § 302-2.1 of this chapter for a short distance relocation.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5738; 20 U.S.C. 905(a).
Source
Source: FTR Case 2025-05, 90 FR 56893, Dec. 8, 2025, unless otherwise noted.