{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-302.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 302.1","heading":"Introduction.","body":"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.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER II—RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD","SUBCHAPTER C—REGULATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT","PART 302—QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE"],"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":"a28ad72f37e7785634c3e29d0fe32bfc432584d233175620b378ccccefe4c5c6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-301.4","next":"us/20-cfr-302.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}