§ 630.201 Definitions

5 CFR 630.201(a)(a) In section 6301(2)(iii) of title 5, United States Code, the term temporary employee engaged in construction work at an hourly rate means an employee hired on a temporary basis solely for the purpose of work on a specific construction project and paid on an hourly rate.

5 CFR 630.201(b)(b) In subparts B through G of this part:

5 CFR 630.201(b) (definition of "Accrued leave")Accrued leave means the leave earned by an employee during the current leave year that is unused at any given time in that year.

5 CFR 630.201(b) (definition of "Accumulated leave")Accumulated leave means the unused leave remaining to the credit of an employee at the beginning of the leave year.

5 CFR 630.201(b) (definition of "Agency")Agency means an Executive agency, as defined in 5 U.S.C. 105, and any other entity of the Federal Government that employs officers and employees to whom subchapter I of chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, applies.

5 CFR 630.201(b) (definition of "Committed relationship")Committed relationship means one in which the employee, and the domestic partner of the employee, are each other's sole domestic partner (and are not married to or domestic partners with anyone else); and share responsibility for a significant measure of each other's common welfare and financial obligations. This includes, but is not limited to, any relationship between two individuals of the same or opposite sex that is granted legal recognition by a State or by the District of Columbia as a marriage or analogous relationship (including, but not limited to, a civil union).

5 CFR 630.201(b) (definition of "Domestic partner")Domestic partner means an adult in a committed relationship with another adult, including both same-sex and opposite-sex relationships.

5 CFR 630.201(b) (definition of "Employee")Employee means an employee to whom subchapter I of chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, applies.

5 CFR 630.201(b) (definition of "Family member")Family member means an individual with any of the following relationships to the employee:

5 CFR 630.201(b) (definition of "Family member", paragraph (1))(1) Spouse, and parents thereof;

5 CFR 630.201(b) (definition of "Family member", paragraph (2))(2) Sons and daughters, and spouses thereof;

5 CFR 630.201(b) (definition of "Family member", paragraph (3))(3) Parents, and spouses thereof;

5 CFR 630.201(b) (definition of "Family member", paragraph (4))(4) Brothers and sisters, and spouses thereof;

5 CFR 630.201(b) (definition of "Family member", paragraph (5))(5) Grandparents and grandchildren, and spouses thereof;

5 CFR 630.201(b) (definition of "Family member", paragraph (6))(6) Domestic partner and parents thereof, including domestic partners of any individual in paragraphs (2) through (5) of this definition; and

5 CFR 630.201(b) (definition of "Family member", paragraph (7))(7) Any individual related by blood or affinity whose close association with the employee is the equivalent of a family relationship.

5 CFR 630.201(b) (definition of "Health care provider")Health care provider has the meaning given that term in § 630.1202.

5 CFR 630.201(b) (definition of "Leave year")Leave year means the period beginning with the first day of the first complete pay period in a calendar year and ending with the day immediately before the first day of the first complete pay period in the following calendar year.

5 CFR 630.201(b) (definition of "Medical certificate")Medical certificate means a written statement signed by a registered practicing physician or other practitioner certifying to the incapacitation, examination, or treatment, or to the period of disability while the patient was receiving professional treatment.

5 CFR 630.201(b) (definition of "Parent")Parent means—

5 CFR 630.201(b) (definition of "Parent", paragraph (1))(1) A biological, adoptive, step, or foster parent of the employee, or a person who was a foster parent of the employee when the employee was a minor;

5 CFR 630.201(b) (definition of "Parent", paragraph (2))(2) A person who is the legal guardian of the employee or was the legal guardian of the employee when the employee was a minor or required a legal guardian;

5 CFR 630.201(b) (definition of "Parent", paragraph (3))(3) A person who stands in loco parentis to the employee or stood in loco parentis to the employee when the employee was a minor or required someone to stand in loco parentis; or

5 CFR 630.201(b) (definition of "Parent", paragraph (4))(4) A parent, as described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of this definition, of an employee's spouse or domestic partner.

5 CFR 630.201(b) (definition of "Serious health condition")Serious health condition has the meaning given that term in § 630.1202.

5 CFR 630.201(b) (definition of "Son or daughter")Son or daughter means—

5 CFR 630.201(b) (definition of "Son or daughter", paragraph (1))(1) A biological, adopted, step, or foster son or daughter of the employee;

5 CFR 630.201(b) (definition of "Son or daughter", paragraph (2))(2) A person who is a legal ward or was a legal ward of the employee when that individual was a minor or required a legal guardian;

5 CFR 630.201(b) (definition of "Son or daughter", paragraph (3))(3) A person for whom the employee stands in loco parentis or stood in loco parentis when that individual was a minor or required someone to stand in loco parentis; or

5 CFR 630.201(b) (definition of "Son or daughter", paragraph (4))(4) A son or daughter, as described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of this definition, of an employee's spouse or domestic partner.

5 CFR 630.201(b) (definition of "Uncommon tour of duty")Uncommon tour of duty means an established tour of duty that exceeds 80 hours of work in a biweekly pay period, provided the tour—

5 CFR 630.201(b) (definition of "Uncommon tour of duty", paragraph (1))(1) Includes hours for which the employee is compensated by standby duty pay under 5 U.S.C. 5545(c)(1) and § 550.141 of this chapter;

5 CFR 630.201(b) (definition of "Uncommon tour of duty", paragraph (2))(2) Is a regular tour of duty (as defined in § 550.1302 of this chapter) established for firefighters compensated under 5 U.S.C. 5545b and part 550, subpart M, of this chapter; or

5 CFR 630.201(b) (definition of "Uncommon tour of duty", paragraph (3))(3) Is authorized for a category of employees by the Office of Personnel Management.

5 CFR 630.201(b) (definition of "United States")United States means the several States and the District of Columbia.