{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-220.29","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 220.29","heading":"Work that is considered substantial gainful activity.","body":"Work is considered to be substantial gainful activity if it—\n(a) Involves doing significant and productive physical or mental duties; and\n(b) Is done or is intended to be done for pay or profit. (See § 220.141 for a detailed explanation of what is substantial gainful activity.)","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER II—RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD","SUBCHAPTER B—REGULATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT","PART 220—DETERMINING DISABILITY","Subpart D—Disability Under the Railroad Retirement Act for Any Regular Employment"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"1ebbbae8303b14719e9cc06c43b73ff2ecba5031378b7080d396d4b529e2c377","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-220.28","next":"us/20-cfr-220.30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}