---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 551.103"
title: "5"
number: "551.103"
heading: "Coverage."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/551.103"
---

# §551.103. Coverage.

- (a) **Covered.** Any employee of an agency who is not specifically excluded by another statute is covered by the Act. This includes any person who is:
  - (1) Defined as an employee in [section 2105](/usc/5/2105.md) of title 5, United States Code;
  - (2) A civilian employee appointed under other appropriate authority; or
  - (3) **Suffered or permitted to work by an agency whether or not formally appointed.**
- (b) **Not covered.** The following persons are not covered by the Act:
  - (1) A person appointed under appropriate authority without compensation;
  - (2) A trainee;
  - (3) A volunteer; or
  - (4) **A member of the Uniformed Services.**

## Notes

### Source

Source: 72 FR 52762, Sept. 17, 2007, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5542(c); Sec. 4(f) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended by Pub. L. 93-259, 88 Stat. 55 (29 U.S.C. 204f). Link to an amendment published at 91 FR 48238, July 31, 2026.