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Revised 08-03-00  (With Opinion Annotations July 1982 through July 2000)

Legal Opinions prior to 1997 are not available electronically. Copies of Legal Opinions prior to 1997 are available by contacting:

Deputy General Counsel
U.S. Railroad Retirement Board
844 North Rush Street
Chicago, IL 60611-2092

Email: LAW@rrb.gov
Fax: (312) 751-7102
Phone: (312) 751-4948

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Administrative Board Matter L-87-150, L-87-14, L-92-32, L-05-24
Administrative Expenses Under RRA L-83-32, L-83-56, L-87-50, L-87-51, L-94-55
Administrative Expenses Under RUIA L-83-32, L-83-56, L-87-150
Administrative Finality L-83-123
Administrative Procedure Act L-82-216
Administrator of Estate (By State) See Also; Executor of Estate  
Pennsylvania L-82-128
Wisconsin L-82-166
Italy L-89-75
Adoption (By State) - Use Only For Legal Adoption; See Also: Equitable Adoption  
Alabama L-85-118
Illinois L-84-136
Indiana L-90-130
Iowa L-87-81
Michigan L-98-10
Missouri L-95-33
Nebraska L-87-81
New Mexico L-00-1
Ohio L-88-23, L-90-35
Oregon L-86-97
Tennessee L-98-10
Texas L-87-123
Age and Service Annuity L-84-151
Age Reduction L-83-9, L-83-144, L-83-170, L-83-206, L-84-4, L-84-4, L-84-108, L-85-53, L-88-78, L-88-93, L-90-88, L-90-141, L-91-112, L-93-56, L-97-7, L-97-15
Alien's Benefits L-83-176, L-89-87, L-97-45
Annuities, Exemption from Tax (By Topic) See Also; Lump-Sum Death Payment - Taxation of  
Residual Lump Sum - Taxation of L-82-167
Federal Estate Tax L-84-37, L-05-23
Federal Income Tax L-83-118, L-83-124, L-84-37, L-84-48
Foreign Tax Levy L-82-213, L-83-103, L-86-122
State Estate Tax L-05-23
State Income Tax L-84-37, L-87-20, L-87-67, L-87-168, L-03-09
Minnesota L-87-20
Annuities Unpaid at Death L-82-266, L-83-69, L-90-158, L-94-31
Annuity Beginning Date L-83-86, L-83-150, L-84-11, L-84-46, L-86-78, L-86-103, L-89-28, L-89-30, L-89-51, L-90-56, L-90-89, L-92-70, L-93-8, L-98-8, L-05-19
Annuity Entitlement L-89-78, L-90-154
Railroad Retirement Account L-02-11
Annulment (By State)  
Alabama L-83-40
Illinois L-04-07
Kentucky L-2000-30
Missouri L-82-227
Oklahoma L-90-13
South Carolina L-84-40
Tennessee L-82-270, L-83-178
Annulment - General L-82-270
Antideficiency Act L-82-264, L-91-35
Appeals Procedure Under the Acts -
Use For Appeals Within The Board Only
L-84-29, L-05-02
Application (By Topic)  
Deterred from filing L-06-14
Disability Annuity Effective Period L-89-151, L-95-21
Disability Annuity Filing Date L-83-60, L-83-170, L-84-11, L-84-74, L-87-74, L-90-56, L-90-89, L-93-8
Electronic L-01-15
Employment L-06-03
General L-96-5
General Withdrawal or Cancellation L-83-111, L-90-89, L-05-06
Interest on Retroactive Annuities L-06-14
Social Security Benefit - Deemed Filing L-83-111, L-90-89, L-02-06
Apportionment L-82-264, L-83-57, L-90-3
Appropriations

L-83-57, L-83-81, L-83-77, L-84-21, L-84-111, L-85-46, L-88-7, L-88-10, L-88-12, L-89-136, L-90-3, L-95-35, L-00-15, L-01-01

Appropriations for Administrative Expenses

L-83-85, L-83-90, L-85-94, L-87-72, L-88-10, L-90-99
Appropriations - Requisition for Special Clothing or Equipment L-83-154
Appropriations - Seal L-99-16
Assignment (See also: Garnishment) L-82-262
Assignment of Accrued Annuities L-83-191
Attachment - Use: Garnishment  
Attorney's Fee L-83-50, L-83-50.1

Back Pay - Pay for Time Lost L-01-13
Bankruptcy, Exemptions (By State)  
Idaho L-87-145
Bankruptcy, Payment of Title VII L-83-230
Bankruptcy Proceeding L-87-129, L-87-145
Bankruptcy, RR Annuity as an Exemption L-87-129
Board Audit Authority L-94-48
Board Budget L-84-44, L-02-14
Board Employees L-05-04
Board, Power of L-92-32

Canadian Income Tax L-02-09
Canadian Pension Plan L-84-131, L-89-87, L-95-34
Canadian Service L-83-19, L-83-79, L-83-136, L-83-176, L-83-179, L-83-205, L-85-32, L-88-46, L-88-51, L-88-95, L-90-11, L-91-18, L-92-5, L-03-13
Ceremonial Marriage (By State)  
North Carolina L-84-96
Checks (By Topic)  
Direct Deposit L-83-196, L-90-2, L-96-33
Restrictive Endorsement L-84-85 (M-10)
Uncashed L-85-2, L-87-58, L-87-151, L-96-7, L-96-7.1
Child, Right to Inherit from Natural L-86-97, L-87-87.1
Child, Entitlement of Step-Children,
Sec. 104, P.L. 104-121
L-97-25.1
Child - Termination of Student Annuity L-01-08
Children's Annuities L-96-45, L-03-14, L-03-15
Civil Service Annuities L-82-20l
Commission on Railroad Retirement L-89-63
Common-Law Marriage (By State) L-02-08
California L-82-91
Canada L-88-96
Idaho L-01-07
Iowa L-86-68
Kansas L-00-2
New Jersey L-82-235
New York L-90-21
Oklahoma L-87-59, L-90-113, L-00-2
Ontario L-97-26
Pennsylvania L-90-21
South Carolina L-97-28
Tennessee L-90-21
Texas L-87-109
Utah L-87-83
Wisconsin L-99-5
Community Property/Marital Estate (By State) L-82-268, L-84-19, L-87-18, L-87-111, L-87-139, L-87-155, L-88-32, L-88-37, L-88-45, L-88-52, L-88-56, L-89-148, L-90-1, L-91-40, L-03-11, L-05-06
Alabama L-83-224
Arkansas L-86-14
Arizona L-82-263, L-83-241, L-84-41, L-84-104
California L-83-227, L-84-34, L-87-139, L-89-93
Colorado L-88-102
Connecticut L-90-84
Delaware L-91-39
Florida L-86-141
Georgia L-83-202
Idaho L-88-22, L-90-29
Illinois L-82-209, L-83-49, L-83-229, L-84-119, L-84-134
Indiana L-83-120, L-86-19
Iowa L-84-19
Kansas L-83-204, L-89-111
Kentucky L-82-246, L-86-94
Louisiana L-83-198, L-88-43
Maine L-88-31
Maryland L-83-29, L-89-15
Massachusetts L-90-67
Michigan L-82-168, L-86-137, L-91-40
Minnesota L-84-139, L-89-93, L-90-27
Missouri L-83-223
Montana L-83-162, L-89-77
Nebraska L-83-203, L-89-106, L-00-21
New Hampshire L-83-222
New Jersey L-83-43, L-83-83, L-84-53
New Mexico L-83-145, L-86-39, L-88-52
New York L-85-9, L-85-123
North Carolina L-84-20
North Dakota L-87-136
Ohio L-84-133, L-86-32, L-87-111
Oklahoma L-91-29
Oregon L-83-104, L-87-18, L-87-25
Pennsylvania L-87-133, L-88-124, L-90-121
Rhode Island L-92-15
Tennessee L-84-110
Texas L-82-205, L-84-146 L-85-82, L-85-82
Utah L-87-159
Washington L-83-168, L-85-67, L-91-82, L-91-82.1, L-92-6
West Virginia L-88-117
Wisconsin L-83-l48, L-84-154
Wyoming L-91-130
Compensation (By Topic)
Use Only For Railroad Payments;
(See Also: Last Person Service - Compensation)
 
Affiliated Corporations L-85-97
Back Pay L-84-22, L-84-109, L-87-82, L-87-101, L-88-8, L-97-30, L-88-63, L-88-113, L-90-28, L-91-110, L-91-124, L-92-1
Benefit & Tax Base L-84-77, L-88-108, L-89-10, L-93-52
Benefits under the Rock Island Railroad Transition and Employee Assistance Act L-83-110
Bonuses L-82-176, L-84-27, L-87-35, L-87-66, L-03-01
Deferred L-83-142, L-83-142.l, L-87-39, L-90-100, L-90-116, L-91-115, L-97-44
Dismissal Allowance L-87-87, L-88-128, L-88-134, L-89-66, L-89-80, L-89-89, L-96-4
Displacement Allowance L-03-13
Employee Service - Employee Representative L-00-9
Employees of Union, Employee Service -Delegates L-00-9
Employer Reports L-82-253, L-82-278, L-83-226, L-87-40, L-87-101, L-87-153, L-91-56
Evidence of; Use: Compensation -
Unreported or Employer Reports
 
Expense Payments L-86-82, L-06-02
Fringe Benefits L-86-82, L-87-95, L-87-99, L-87-125, L-88-133, L-90-32, L-91-118, L-96-26, L-97-16, L-06-19
Guarantee Payments L-84-162, L-02-13, L-03-07
Military Service - Use: (General Index) Military Service  
Pay for Time Lost L-82-218, L-82-285, L-83-22, L-83-101, L-83-232 (M-l), L-84-15, L-84-54, L-84-75, L-86-16, L-86-40, L-87-91, L-88-103, L-88-104, L-89-121, L-90-17, L-90-45, L-92-18, L-94-47, L-05-03
Prior Service - Use: Prior Service L-87-40
Productivity Funds L-87-35, L-87-66, L-98-23, L-99-10
Reporting of L-87-40, L-88-18, L-88-61, L-88-128, L-90-4, L-90-11, L-90-15, L-90-61, L-90-120, L-93-46, L-93-52, L-97-17, L-98-11, L98-26 L-00-23
Separation Allowance L-82-248, L-83-156, L-86-82, L-87-69, L-87-87, L-87-131, L-88-14, L-89-65, L-89-66, L-89-80, L-114, L-89-139, L-92-3, L-94-8, L-96-9, L-96-10, L-96-19, L-97-40, L-99-18, L-00-11, L-02-12, L-03-08, L-03-10, L-03-12, L-04-09, L-05-05, L-05-21
Settlement of Employee Protection Claims L-06-21
Severance - Use: Compensation -
Separation or Back Pay
 
Sick Pay L-82-181, L-83-86, L-83-211, L-88-132, L-90-66, L-91-89, L-91-90, L-91-112, L-92-24, L-92-56, L-96-28, L-96-48, L-99-13, L-01-14, L-01-14.1
Stock Option L-05-25
Training Allowance L-83-235 (M-2)
Unreported L-82-244, L-83-22, L-83-23, L-83-182, L-83-226
Vacation Pay L-82-224, L-82-248, L-87-6
Computation - Spouse Annuity L-89-73, L-95-15
Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 L-88-136, L-89-57, L-90-155, L-90-176, L-91-5, L-91-51, L-92-38
Constitutional Law - Equal Protection L-90-54
Constitutional Law - Supremacy Clause L-90-150
Consultant (By Title) L-83-183, L-86-95
Cost Analysis L-86-95
Joint Facilities L-82-221
Physicians L-82-93
Training Instructor L-83-96
Contracts  
General L-82-146, L-86-150
Appropriations L-88-12, L-94-26
Name Change and Novation L-88-112
Procurement L-82-206, L-82-216, L-83-98, L-84-123, L-86-80, L-87-27, L-87-87-28, L-87-62, L-87-113, L-87-114, L-87-117, L-87-150, L-88-12, L-88-27, L-89-26, L-89-35, L-89-95, L-90-104, L-90-171, L-91-43, L-92-27, L-94-1, L-06-04, L-06-06
Unsolicited Proposals L-83-130
Contributions and Assessments Under RUIA
(By Topic)
 
Audits L-84-115
Bankruptcies - See: Bankruptcy Proceedings  
Delinquent Contributions L-88-90, L-93-57
Experience Ratings L-87-170, L-88-87, L-88-122, L-88-137, L-89-8, L-89-123, L-90-8, L-90-114, L-90-128, L-90-156, L-91-1, L-93-31, L-95-26
Jeopardy Assessments (20 CFR 345.15)  
Non-retroactive L-06-13
Retroactive Assessments L-83-125
Coordination with Other Government Agencies
(By Agency)
 
Bureau of Census L-85-81
General L-85-2, L-86-105, L-86-140
GSA L-83-32, L-88-105, L-89-118, L-90-54, L-97-31
IRS L-85-136, L-87-152, L-91-83, L-91-84, L-91-79, L-97-34
OMB L-83-186
SSA L-92-38
State Unemployment L-85-5, L-85-99, L-86-58, L-87-43, L-88-130, L-88-136, L-89-22
Department of Treasury L-85-2
Cost-of-Living Increase (By Topic) L-84-31, L-06-22,
1983 Amendments L-83-206, L-83-214
Creditability of Compensation L-89-80, L-89-135, L-91-124, L-92-1, L-92-67
Current Connection L-82-183, L-82-192 (M-40), L-83-179, L-83-197, L-84-16, L-84-25, L-84-153, L-85-40, L-85-42, L-85-103, L-85-104, L-86-7, L-87-26, L-87-132, L-88-15, L-88-72, L-89-61, L-89-125, L-90-59, L-90-105, L-90-106, L-90-172, L-92-36, L-93-38, L-96-14, L-96-29, L-97-22, L-02-10, L-03-03, L-05-14, L-06-24

Debt Collection L-84-85, L-84-93, L-85-55, L-86-101, L-91-15, L-91-66, L-94-7, L-94-15, L-94-18, L-95-19, L-96-1, L-96-17, L-97-23, L-97-24, L-97-29
Deductions for Dual Annuitant L-97-36
Deemed Current Connection L-03-02
Deemed Marriage L-88-15, L-90-44, L-90-173, L-91-134
Delayed Retirement Credit L-97-15
Dependency  
Contributions for Support L-84-120
Deemed L-83-71
Disability Annuity  
Application L-06-20
General L-82-165, L-92-19, L-02-01
Children L-91-42
General Age and Service Annuity L-90-89
Disability Freeze L-95-27
Onset Date L-00-13
Disability,  Occupational L-91-30, L-92-29, L-92-29.1, L-98-15
Disability, Total and Permanent L-82-203, L-83-132A, L-87-99
Disabled Child L-83-111, L-91-42
Disabled Widow(er)'s Annuity - Medicare L-91-54, L-92-8
Discharge of Indebtedness L-94-3
Disclosure of Information (By Topic)
(See Also: Freedom of Information Act)
 
Privacy Act L-85-136, L-86-93
Addresses L-87-152, L-87-161, L-88-55, L-88-86, L-90-34, L-92-22, L-92-31, L-92-50, L-92-66
Administrative Staff Manuals L-88-114
Annuity Estimate L-82-168
Audit L-93-58
Benefit Rates L-82-211, L-82-275, L-84-130, L-92-50
Board Employees L-82-238
Compensation Reports L-83-166, L-83-166.1, L-89-107, L-90-1
Earnings L-01-02
Fees L-04-08
Medical Evidence L-82-237, L-87-80, L-87-160, L-88-69, L-94-27, L-00-22
Medical Research L-94-14
Overpayment Recovery L-82-214, L-91-81
Procurement Contracts L-84-123
State Unemployment Agencies L-85-5
Title VII Regional Rail Reorganization L-87-9
Divorce (By State) - Use For Validity of Decree  
Alabama L-99-15
New York L-82-229, L-90-124
Pennsylvania L-82-229, L-83-36
Tennessee L-83-178
Texas L-83-192
Divorce, Foreign (By Country)  
Dominican Republic L-83-36
Mexico L-82-229, L-83-71, L-87-157
Divorce, Rights of Spouse in Case of L-83-188, L-83-191, L-84-156
Divorced Wife's/ Husband's Benefit L-83-141, L-84-156, L-86-43, L-89-131, L-93-9
Divorced Spouse Annuity L-96-21
Dual Benefits L-80-280A, L-82-274, L-83-3, L-83-40, L-84-11, L-85-64, L-88-111, L-89-55
Dual Benefits - 1981 Amendments L-82-193A, L-82-177
Dual Benefits Payments Account L-83-57, L-87-163, L-01-06

E-Government Act L-03-04
Earnings Deductions L-00-12, L-00-16
Elected Public Official L-00-19
Employee Representative L-88-75, L-88-85
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) L-87-147, L-87-111, L-88-18
Employee Service (By Occupation Title)
Use Only For RR Employees
L-83-38, L-83-235 (M-2), L-88-75, L-03-06
Accounting L-86-92, L-88-89, L-89-109
Arbitrator L-88-74
Auditor L-84-103
Claims Agent L-88-11
Crew Transporting L-90-161, L-90-162, L-90-181
Engineer L-85-78, L-91-120, L-91-126
Employee Representative L-85-8.1, L-88-75, L-88-85
Employment Agency L-89-38, L-91-21, L-91-65
Equipment L-85-121
Grain Elevator L-84-99
Independent Contractor L-88-11
Inspections L-86-92
Inspector L-90-110
Maintenance of Equipment L-84-88
Maintenance of Way L-84-88, L-86-121, L-91-3, L-91-8, L-91-24
Management L-86-92
Physician L-88-82
Police L-90-148
Public Aid Recipient L-86-12
Secretary/Clerk L-90-46
Signal Maintenance L-89-137, L-90-58
Student Trainee L-87-147
Switchman L-85-78
Temporary Employment Agency L-87-147, L-99-7
Train Crew L-85-121, L-88-89
Training Instructor L-83-96, L-86-62, L-87-147
Trucking L-82-253, L-91-25
Employer Status (By Topic) L-83-107
Abandonment - See: Termination  
Car Ferries L-83-240, L-88-98, L-90-163
Cessation - See: Termination  
Common Control L-82-169, L-84-63, L-84-88, L-84-145, L-84-152, L-88-89, L-90-79, L-90-138, L-91-11, L-91-20
Coverage Investigation L-99-11
Electric Railway L-82-217, L-83-45, L-83-58, L-83-59, L-89-63
Labor Organization L-85-8, L-85-8.1, L-87-78, L-88-75, L-92-29
Lessor Employer L-83-13, L-83-134, L-85-119, L-85-121, L-90-72, L-90-182, L-91-68, L-91-86, L-91-87, L-91-92, L-91-121
Name Change L-82-178, L-85-116
Nonretroactive Ruling L-85-8
Port Authority L-90-150, L-92-21
Private Carrier L-84-55, L-87-120, L-87-128, L-89-32, L-90-5, L-90-5.1, L-90-73, L-90-77, L-91-85, L-91-95, L-91-122
Railroad Associations L-83-134, L-83-184, L-85-110, L-90-167
Receivers - Trustees L-84-24, L-85-116, L-91-105, L-91-106, L-91-133
Segregation L-82-280, L-87-156
Service In Connection With - (By Service)  
''  Administration L-84-88, L-90-51, L-90-53, L-90-144, L-90-179, L-91-87, L-91-91, L-91-96, L-91-102
''  Auditing L-83-146
''  Bus Company L-84-145
''  Car -Management L-84-152
''  Car Repair L-83-13, L-84-6, L-84-88, L-90-69, L-90-81, L-91-125
''  Casual Service L-88-89, L-91-20, L-91-26, L-91-74, L-91-91, L-91-93, L-91-96
''  Computer Service L-88-65, L-89-41
''  Dock Freight Transfer L-90-146
''  General L-82-280, L-89-40
''  Hospital Associations L-84-91, L-88-99, L-89-37, L-90-62
''  Leasing L-83-13, L-83-180, L-90-68, L-91-19, L-91-108
''  Maintenance of Way L-84-88
''  Planning L-82-169
''  State Agency L-87-156
''  Street Railway - See: Electric Railway  
''  Switching and Terminal Railway L-84-55, L-85-79, L-85-97, L-87-128, L-91-137
''  Termination L-83-20, L-83-134, L-83-136, L-84-24, L-84-145, L-85-8, L-85-116, L-85-119, L-86-22, L-86-109, L-90-145, L-90-153
''  Trucking L-90-159, L-90-180, L-91-67
Experience Rating L-94-42, L-95-26, L-00-6, L-00-17, L-00-24, L-02-15
Equitable Adoption (By State)
(See Also: Adoption; Do Not Use For Legal Adoption)
 
Illinois L-84-136
Ohio L-83-228
Philippines L-93-10
Virginia L-98-12
West Virginia L-89-149
Estoppel L-87-74
Evidence L-94-43
Executor of Estate (By State)
(See Also: Administrator of Estate)
 

Federal Tort Claim Act - Claim for Personal Injury L-83-39
Financial Interchange L-83-160, L-87-112, L-87-122
Forms, Approval of (By Form No.) - General L-95-6, L-05-02, L-05-17
Franking Privileges L-84-137
Freedom of Information Act L-84-117, L-84-155, L-85-1, L-87-45, L-91-59, L-92-22, L-92-31, L-92-66
Full-time Student L-83-60, L-83-91, L-97-49

Garnishment (By State) L-83-70
''  Alabama L-83-51
''  California L-82-169
''  Colorado L-84-38
''  District of Columbia L-87-166
''  Idaho L-84-7
''  Illinois L-83-99, L-84-127
''  Mississippi L-83-138
''  Montana L-83-31
''  North Dakota L-87-136
''  Pennsylvania L-82-189
''  South Carolina L-82-186
''  Utah L-83-46, L-85-125
''  Wisconsin L-84-69
Garnishment - General L-83-16, L-83-51, L-83-135, L-97-27
Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act L-89-130

Homicide (By State)  
''  Florida L-82-236
''  Idaho L-84-161
''  Missouri L-83-171
''  New York L-87-104
''  Ohio L-87-137
''  Wisconsin L-84-69, L-87-1

Improper Payments Information Act L-05-15
Information, Disclosure of;
Use: Disclosure of Information
 
Interest of Trust Funds Transfer L-96-13
Internal Revenue Code L-82-179
Interstate Commerce Act L-85-97, L-87-120

Last Person Employer L-03-13, L-05-16, L-05-20
Last Person Service Compensation L-82-267, L-83-86, L-83-179, L-84-140, L-88-21, L-90-10, L-90-166, L-93-21, L-93-49, L-97-37,L-99-2
Last Person Service - General L-84-2, L-86-53, L-95-29, L-97-47, L-98-18, L-00-19
Last Person Service (By Occupation)
-Use for non-RR employment
 
''  Assessor L-84-70
''  Commission Salesman L-83-1, L-94-4
''  Consultant - Use: Consultant (General Index) L-87-16, L-87-122, L-88-127
''  Corporate Dissolution L-83-115
''  Economic Development L-84-153
''  Employment  L-95-29, L-97-36, L-97-37, L-99-2, L-00-19, L-01-18, L-02-10, L-04-02
''  Instructor L-87-146
''  Investment Advisor L-87-16
''  Janitor L-82-127
''  Labor Relations L-89-12
''  Lodge Secretary L-82-131
''  Partnership L-82-101
''  Physician L-83-15
''  Public Official L-00-19
''  Real Estate Salesman L-83-10
''  Sales L-84-153
''  Seamstress L-84-97
''  Seasonal Employment L-87-92
''  Traffic Consultant L-91-6
''  Training Instructor L-83-96
Legal Guardian L-82-128
Legislation - Bills L-83-238, L-83-47A
''  H.R. 2167 L-88-63, L-88-136
''  Louisiana L-88-68
Lien (General)  
''  Levy, Internal Revenue Service, Exemption from L-97-34
''  Lien Under RUIA Section 12(o) L-82-204, L-83-114, L-94-41, L-96-47, L-97-43, L-97-46
Limited Liability Corporation L-00-8
Litigation
- Use for Briefs, Pleadings, Court Opinions
L-80-280A, L-82-193A, L-82-200, L-82-239, L-83-132A
Lump-Sum Death Payment L-82-233, L-83-6, L-85-52, L-89-60, L-89-116, L-97-23, L-01-11

Marriage (By State)  
''  Texas L-83-192
''  California L-98-21
Medicare L-82-232, L-83-54, L-84-68 (M-7), L-85-70, L-88-66, L-88-84, L-89-47, L-91-54, L-91-54.1, L-91-61, L-91-138, L-92-2, L-92-8, L-92-47, L-93-6, L-94-5, L-94-12, L-05-13
Military Service L-82-202 (M-41), L-84-30, L-85-133, L-87-17, L-87-31, L-87-50, L-88-19, L-88-40, L-88-92, L-89-62, L-89-103, L-89-110, L-93-11, L-94-52, L-95-28, L-96-27, L-97-14, L-97-38, L-98-16, L98-24, L-99-9, L-01-16, L-01-16.1
Milwaukee Railroad Restructuring Act L-82-230, L-82-284, L-83-159, L-83-195, L-83-220, L-84-47, L-84-76, L-85-107, L-87-53

Nongovernmental Plan for Unemployment Insurance L-83-172, L-87-169, L-89-49, L-89-97, L-93-20, L-02-12, L-03-07
Nongovernmental Plan for Sickness Insurance L-05-07
Northeast Rail Service Act L-82-188, L-82-217, L-82-261, L-83-45, L-83-58, L-83-59, L-84-50, L-84-122, L-86-64, L-86-72, L-90-148

Occupational Disability L-04-03, L-05-22, L-05-22.1
Overpayment Recovery (By Topic) L-83-173, L-92-34, L-93-34, L-94-20, L-94-25, L-94-40, L-95-4, L-99-3
''  Actuarial Adjustment L-82-273, L-85-9, L-85-22, L-86-8
''  Claim Against Estate (By State) L-89-144
''  Massachusetts L-83-161
''  New York L-85-34
''  North Dakota L-85-25
''  Pennsylvania L-83-72, L-83-152
''  Claim Against Estate (Generally) L-83-152, L-84-118
''  Collection Agencies L-82-214
''  Fault L-88-1
''  Generally L-83-152
''  Interest Charges L-83-103, L-01-09
''  Offset L-83-52, L-88-37
''  Reimbursement of RUIA Section 12(o) Lien
See: Liens Under RUIA 12(o)
 
''  Set-Off L-83-114, L-88-37, L-92-47
''  Split Family Groups L-82-190, L-83-52, L-89-76, L-94-21
''  Waiver L-82-170, L-82-218, L-84-29, L-84-118, L-85-112, L-93-34

Pension Protection Act 2000 L-06-18
Presumptions (By Topic)  
''  Death L-83-234, L-86-52
''  Marriage - Validity of First Marriage (By State)  
''  Ohio L-00-20
''  Marriage - Validity of Subsequent Marriage (By State)  
''  California L-98-21
''  Georgia L-88-62
''  Idaho L-88-6
''  Illinois L-86-75
''  Kentucky L-87-157
''  Mississippi L-98-17
''  Nevada L-87-162, L-88-15
''  Pennsylvania L-04-04
''  South Carolina L-00-20
''  Texas L-83-177
''  Utah L-04-01
Prior Service L-87-40
Prisoner's Benefits L-83-176, L-84-114, L-84-147, L-85-13, L-91-135, L-92-14
Privacy Act L-83-62, L-85-81, L-85-84, L-86-67, L-86-93, L-87-77, L-88-136, L-90-1, L-91-46, L-92-22, L-92-31, L-92-50, L-93-65, L-00-10v
Proof of Age L-06-10
Public Pension Offset L-87-154, L-04-05
Public Pension Reduction L-84-147, L-86-34, L-05-08
''  Survivor Annuity L-87-57, L-87-154, L-89-58, L-89-87, L-89-101, L-90-177, L-93-48
Putative Marriage (By State)  
''  Arizona L-82-57
''  California L-82-196, L-83-71
''  New Jersey L-82-235
''  Texas L-83-177

Railroad Retirement Account L-87-14, L-89-102, L-89-126, L-90-135, L-02-07, L-02-11
''  Social Security Equivalent Benefit Acct L-87-51
Railroad Retirement Act Maximum L-83-30, L-83-176, L-93-48, L-94-16, L-97-52, L-05-09
Railroad Retirement Tax Act L-83-23, L-84-15, L-85-31, L-85-87, L-87-66, L-87-169, L-88-8, L-88-46, L-88-71, L-88-94, L-88-100, L-88-104, L-05-25
Railroad Unemployment Insurance Account L-87-51, L-87-170, L-93-31
Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act L-87-170
''  Central Register L-99-21
''  Contributions and Assessments L-88-137
''  Amendments of 1988 L-87-170, L-88-63, L-88-87, L-89-12, L-89-8, L-89-9, L-89-10, L-89-123, L-90-125
Railroad Unemployment Repayment Tax L-90-3, L-93-31
Record Retention L-93-45
Regional Rail Reorganization Act L-82-230, L-82-264, L-83-159, L-83-195, L-83-220, L-84-66, L-84-76, L-85-74, L-85-107, L-86-41, L-87-53, L-87-73, L-87-165, L-93-18
Regional Rail Reorganization Act L-84-76
''  Title VII Benefit Schedules L-82-198, L-82-207, L-82-255 (M-42), L-82-284, L-83-25, L-83-89, L-83-93, L-84-50, L-84-66, L-87-165
Regulations and Instructions L-83-150, L-91-57
Rehabilitation Act L-02-05
Relinquishment of Rights L-85-92, L-89-44, L-95-14, L-04-06
Remarried Widow's Benefits L-93-39
Reopening L-82-170, L-82-184, L-82-215, L-82-226, L-90-4, L-90-89, L-91-4, L-91-128, L-92-9, L-94-6, L-97-50, L-98-6, L-98-13, L-99-1, L-99-6, L-99-14, L-04-12, L-05-01
Representative Payee L-99-4, L-06-09
Residual Lump Sum  
''  Beneficiary L-85-7
''  Generally L-83-41, L-83-63, L-01-12
''  Remarried Widow Annuity L-01-17
Rock Island Transition Act L-82-230, L-83-61, L-83-81, L-83-159, L-83-195, L-83-215, L-83-220, L-84-76, L-84-83, L-85-95, L-85-107, L-87-53, L-87-112

Section 22 of the RRA, Reduction of Annuity L-82-257
Section 2(f) RUIA L-82-218, L-83-88, L-89-52, L-89-147, L-91-76
Section 12(o) RUIA L-94-49
Self-Employment L-85-104
Separation Allowance L-01-04
Sickness Benefits (By Topic)  
Disqualifying Conditions (By Sub-topic) L-85-138, L-86-38, L-04-11
Other Social Insurance Payments (By Type)  
''  Military Retirement L-83-47A
''  Railroad Retirement Act L-83-114
''  Social Security L-85-138
Remuneration L-87-164
Taxation of L-82-187, L-83-211
Small Estates Statute (By State)  
California L-83-174, L-88-77
Delaware L-84-26
Indiana L-85-12
Louisiana L-82-210
Maryland L-82-225
Massachusetts L-83-143
Mississippi L-84-10
North Carolina L-83-87
Oregon L-82-152
Pennsylvania L-83-194, L-83-213
South Dakota L-83-6
Tennessee L-82-243
Wisconsin L-82-277
Wyoming L-83-12
Social Security Benefits L-94-51
Social Security Benefit Offset L-85-21, L-85-129, L-96-6, L-98-20
Social Security Equivalent Benefit Account L-87-51, L-86-119, L-88-24, L-94-50, L-95-17
Social Security Minimum Guaranty L-87-166, L-88-58, L-91-80, L-97-42, L-01-10, L-02-03, L-03-05
Social Security Overall-Minimum Guaranty L-04-13
Social Security Numbers L-97-21
Sole Proprietorship L-91-10
Spouse Annuity L-83-71, L-83-144, L-84-4, L-84-11 (M-l), L-84-108, L-84-156, L-87-162, L-87-165, L-89-131, L-90-29, L-91-113, L-91-134
Statutory Construction, Rules of L-84-34
Supplemental Annuities (By Topic) L-94-9, L-99-19, L-99-20, L-06-17
Reduction L-82-223
Taxation L-83-17
Supplemental Pension Plan L-82-194, L-84-131, L-84-135, L-87-30, L-87-148, L-88-4, L-88-28, L-88-33, L-88-49, L-88-70, L-88-110, L-88-139, L-89-82, L-89-100, L-89-112, L-89-124, L-90-26, L-90-41, L-90-149, L-90-151, L-90-152, L-90-170, L-91-7, L-91-13, L-91-27, L-91-28, L-91-33, L-91-48, L-91-50, L-91-69, L-91-77, L-91-898, L-91-116, L-92-16, L-92-20, L-92-23, L-92-25, L-92-26, L-92-62, L-92-63, L-93-33, L-93-35, L-93-42, L-93-59, L-93-64, L-94-9, L-94-22, L-94-24, L-94-37, L-94-39, L-95-31, L-96-42, L-96-49, L-96-50, L-96-51, L-97-5, L-97-6, L-97-51, L-98-9, L-99-8, L-99-12, L-05-10, L-05-11, L-05-12, L-06-07, L-06-11, L-06-16
Survivor Benefits L-86-106, L-90-131, L-94-28, L01-08

Tax Payer Relief Act of 1997 L-97-35
Tax Refund -Tier II L-89-59, L-91-56, L-95-23
Taxation of Annuities L-87-143, L-87-152, L-88-64, L-89-5, L-91-79, L-91-83, L-91-84, L-91-99, L-91-100, L-91-101, L-93-61, L-94-3, L-94-29, L-94-35, L-94-38, L-97-53, L-98-14, L-98-22, L-02-02, L-02-04
Taxes - Exemption from State Unemployment Tax L-83-119
Ticket to Work L-00-7
Tier I  
''  Conversion Case L-83-155
''  Deemed Entitlement L-84-113, L-86-34
''  Deeming Provisions L-84-113, L-86-34
''  Nancy Johnson L-86-112, L-93-55
''  Other RRA Annuity Reduction L-88-78
''  Payment to non-resident aliens L-96-25
''  Recomputation L-88-84
Tier II  
''  1937 Act Conversion L-83-214
''  1981 Amendments L-86-18, L-86-107, L-86-112, L-87-105, L-88-48, L-88-80, L-88-93, L-88-121, L-95-20
''  1983 Amendments L-83-206, L-88-58
''  Average Monthly Compensation L-88-30, L-95-10
''  Restored Amount L-89-90
Traffic Executive Association Eastern Territory L-88-83
Travelers Insurance Company L-94-27

Unemployment Benefits (By Topic)  
  Disqualifying Conditions (By Sub-Topic) L-82-218
  Available for Work L-95-13, L-98-19
  Other Social Insurance Payments (By Type) L-85-138
  Military Retirement L-82-159, L-83-47A, L-86-38
  Social Security Benefit L-85-138
  Remuneration L-87-164
  Severance Payments L-82-248, L-92-7, L-02-12, L-05-21
  Suitable Work L-83-33
  Separation Payment L-04-09, L-04-10
  Voluntary Quit Current Connection - Deemed L-04-09
  Wage Continuation Plan L-83-88
  Work Stoppage L-83-92, L-83-97, L-83-95
  Registration Period L-87-76
  Unpaid at Death L-86-68

Validity of Ceremonial Marriage (By State) L-88-16, L-92-28
''  California L-87-127
''  Kentucky L-87-157
''  North Carolina L-84-96
Vested Dual Benefit L-88-93, L-91-4, L-93-14, L99-17

Waiting Period L-88-126, L-91-53
Waiver of Benefits L-82-188
Welfare Reform Legislation L-97-45
Widow, Deemed L-83-242, L-88-96
Widow's Annuity L-83-163, L-85-89, L-86-27, L-86-78, L-86-81, L-88-35, L-88-48, L-88-78, L-88-80, L-88-93, L-89-50, L-90-9, L-90-141, L-93-39, L-94-6
Widow's Annuity - Age Reduction L-90-88, L-06-23
Windfall Reduction L-82-245, L-86-37
Work Deductions L-88-135, L-89-96, L-89-138, L-90-166, L-93-13, L-93-49, L-96-20, L-00-5, L-00-19
Work Deductions (By Topic)  
''  Disability L-86-90, L-89-2, L-98-5, L-04-14, L-06-05
''  General L-94-4, L-94-33, L-01-03, L-05-18
''  Retirement L-82-219, L-84-156, L-84-157, L-88-38, L-89-96, L-91-70, L-92-59, L-93-15, L-93-49, L-95-7, L-98-4, L-98-18, L-01-05, L-03-13, L-06-19
''  Survivor L-91-117, L-92-69, L-93-15
Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 L-00-7
Workmen's Compensation Payments L-84-113, L-85-129, L-90-43

Years of Service L-83-3, L-84-77, L-86-120, L-87-6, L-93-52, L-97-19, L-06-20


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