Determining Disability
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Aug. 10, 2026. Document 2026-16250. Updated Nov. 7, 2026.
- What it does
The Railroad Retirement Board amends its regulations to update the amount of monthly allowable earnings for a disability annuitant to reflect the formula in section 2(e)(4) of the Railroad Retirement Act. The existing regulation is no longer consistent with the statutory formula in the Railroad Retirement Act for the maximum monthly allowable earnings for a disability annuitant and is therefore facially unlawful.
The Railroad Retirement Board's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What changed in the regulation
2 parts of Title 20 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).
- Compared with
The Railroad Retirement Board has published 4 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 4 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.
- Before this
No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 3220-AB82 since Jan. 1, 2025.
- What happens next and when
This rule is effective September 9, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
- Check it yourself
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-16250 |
|---|---|
| Action | Final rule. |
| Agencies | Railroad Retirement Board |
| Published | Aug. 10, 2026 |
| Effective date | Sept. 9, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 3220-AB82 |
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