5 C.F.R. § 752.403 Standard for action.
Title 5 - Administrative Personnel
(a) An agency may take an adverse action, including a performance-based adverse action, under this subpart only such cause as will promote the efficiency of the service. (b) An agency may not take an adverse action against an employee on the basis of any reason prohibited by 5 U.S.C. 2302. [45 FR 46778, July 11, 1980, as amended at 53 FR 21623, June 9, 1988]
Title 5: Administrative Personnel
PART 752—ADVERSE ACTIONS
Subpart D—Regulatory Requirements for Removal, Suspension for More Than 14 Days, Reduction in Grade or Pay, or Furlough for 30 Days or Less
§ 752.403 Standard for action.
