42 U.S.C. § 1654

Persons excluded from benefits

Year: 2026Length: 135 wordsOfficial source

Cite as 42 U.S.C. § 1654 (2026)

This chapter shall not apply in respect to the injury or death of (1) an employee subject to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5; (2) an employee engaged in agriculture, domestic service, or any employment that is casual and not in the usual course of the trade, business, or profession of the employer; and (3) a master or member of a crew of any vessel. (Aug. 16, 1941, ch. 357, § 4, 55 Stat. 623.) Editorial Notes Codification “Subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5” substituted for reference to act Sept. 7, 1916 (39 Stat. 742), known as the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act, on authority of Pub. L. 89–554, § 7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Public laws referenced
Pub. L. 89-554
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