20 CFR § 302.1 - Introduction.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t20/s302.1"
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title: "20 CFR § 302.1 - Introduction."
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "302.1"
section_name: "Introduction."
chapter_name: "RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT"
part_number: "302"
part_name: "QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "45 U.S.C. 362(1)."
regulatory_source: "56 FR 6966, Feb. 21, 1991, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "302"
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# 302.1 Introduction.

This part sets forth the base year service and compensation required of an employee to qualify for benefits under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act with respect to a benefit year. Under the Act, only employees who satisfy the qualifying conditions of section 3 of the Act may be paid benefits. No provision is made for payment of dependents benefits for an employee's spouse or children. A qualified employee who claims benefits must demonstrate that he or she is eligible for benefits in accordance with the other provisions of the Act and this chapter. However, a qualified employee who is disqualified under any of the provisions of section 4 of the Act does not forfeit his or her status as a qualified employee.