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5 U.S.C. § 6382

Leave requirement

United States · Title 5 — GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES · Status: effective

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5 U.S.C. § 6382, Leave requirement, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/427239
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Subject to section 6383 and subsection (d)(2) of this section, an employee shall be entitled to a total of 12 administrative workweeks of leave during any 12-month period for one or more of the following: If an employee requests intermittent leave, or leave on a reduced leave schedule, under subparagraph (C) or (D) of subsection (a)(1) or under subsection (a)(3), that is foreseeable based on planned medical treatment, the employing agency may require such employee to transfer temporarily to an available alternative position offered by the employing agency for which the employee is qualified and that— The paid leave that is available to an employee for purposes of subparagraph (A) is— Paid parental leave under subparagraph (B)(i)— Clause (i) shall not apply to any employee who fails to return from such leave due to— In any case in which the necessity for leave under subparagraph (C) or (D) of subsection (a)(1) or under subsection (a)(3) is foreseeable based on planned medical treatment, the employee—

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