---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 U.S.C. § 6127"
title: "5"
title_heading: "Government Organization and Employees"
number: "6127"
heading: "Compressed schedules; agencies authorized to use"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/5/6127"
units:
  - "Part III — Employees"
  - "Subpart E — Attendance and Leave"
  - "Chapter 61 — Hours of Work"
  - "Subchapter II — Flexible and Compressed Work Schedules"
---

# §6127. Compressed schedules; agencies authorized to use

- (a) Notwithstanding [section 6101 of this title](/usc/5/6101.md), each [agency](/usc/5/6121.md?p=1) may establish programs which use a 4-day workweek or other [compressed schedule](/usc/5/6121.md?p=5).
- (b)
  - (1) An [employee](/usc/5/6121.md?p=2) in a unit with respect to which an organization of [Government](/usc/5/4101.md?p=3) [employees](/usc/5/6121.md?p=2) has not been accorded exclusive recognition shall not be required to participate in any program under [subsection (a)](#a) unless a majority of the [employees](/usc/5/6121.md?p=2) in such unit who, but for this paragraph, would be included in such program have voted to be so included.
  - (2) Upon written request to any [agency](/usc/5/6121.md?p=1) by an [employee](/usc/5/6121.md?p=2), the [agency](/usc/5/6121.md?p=1), if it determines that participation in a program under [subsection (a)](#a) would impose a personal hardship on such [employee](/usc/5/6121.md?p=2), shall—
    - (A) except such [employee](/usc/5/6121.md?p=2) from such program; or
    - (B) reassign such [employee](/usc/5/6121.md?p=2) to the first [position](/usc/5/5102.md?p=a-3) within the [agency](/usc/5/6121.md?p=1)—
      - (i) which becomes vacant after such determination,
      - (ii) which is not included within such program,
      - (iii) for which such [employee](/usc/5/6121.md?p=2) is qualified, and
      - (iv) which is acceptable to the [employee](/usc/5/6121.md?p=2).

    A determination by an [agency](/usc/5/6121.md?p=1) under this paragraph shall be made not later than 10 days after the day on which a written request for such determination is received by the [agency](/usc/5/6121.md?p=1).


## Source credit

(Added Pub. L. 97–221, § 2(a)(2), July 23, 1982, 96 Stat. 230.)