---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 353.302"
title: "5"
number: "353.302"
heading: "Retention protections."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/353.302"
---

# §353.302. Retention protections.


An injured employee enjoys no special protection in a reduction in force. Separation by reduction in force or for cause while on compensation means the individual has no restoration rights.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 4301 et. seq., and 5 U.S.C. 8151. Link to an amendment published at 91 FR 49226, Aug. 3, 2026.

### Source

Source: 60 FR 45652, Sept. 1, 1995, unless otherwise noted.