### Question
What does eligible employee mean?


### Answer
**Eligible employee** has the following meaning in *3 U.S.C. § 416*:

> a covered employee performing service in the uniformed services, within the meaning of section 4303(13) of title 38, whose service has not been terminated upon the occurrence of any of the events enumerated in section 4304 of such title

#### Citation:
  - *3 U.S.C. § 416*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 5-EXTENSION OF CERTAIN RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS TO PRESIDENTIAL OFFICES > SUBCHAPTER II-EXTENSION OF RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS > Part A-Employment Discrimination, Family and Medical Leave, Fair Labor Standards, Employee Polygraph Protection, Worker Adjustment and Retraining, Employment and Reemployment of Veterans, and Intimidation**

