### Question
What does part-time employee mean?


### Answer
**Part-time employee** has the following meaning in *29 U.S.C. § 2101*:

> an employee who is employed for an average of fewer than 20 hours per week or who has been employed for fewer than 6 of the 12 months preceding the date on which notice is required

#### Citation:
  - *29 U.S.C. § 2101*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 23-WORKER ADJUSTMENT AND RETRAINING NOTIFICATION**

