§ 216.13 - Regular current connection test.  


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  • § 216.13 Regular current connection test.

    An employee has a current connection with the railroad industry if he or she meets one of the following requirements:

    (a) The employee has creditable railroad service in at least 12 of the 30 consecutive months immediately preceding the earlier of:

    (1) The month his or her annuity begins; or

    (2) The month he or she dies.

    (b) The employee has creditable railroad service in at least 12 months in a period of 30 consecutive months and does not work in any regular non-railroad employment in the interval between the month the 30-month period ends and the earlier of:

    (1) The month his or her annuity begins; or

    (2) The month he or she dies.