5 U.S.C. § 7502
Section 7502 · Actions covered
Amended 2 times on record
Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case National Treasury Employees Union v. United States Merit Sytems Protection Board (1984)
Most recently applied in Feds for Medical Freedom v. Biden (March 2023)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
This subchapter applies to a suspension for 14 days or less, but does not apply to a suspension under section 7521 or 7532 of this title or any action initiated under section 1215 of this title.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Amendments
1989—Pub. L. 101–12 substituted “1215” for “1206”.
Effective Date of 1989 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 101–12 effective 90 days following Apr. 10, 1989, see section 11 of Pub. L. 101–12, set out as a note under section 1201 of this title.