[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 20, Volume 1] [Revised as of April 1, 2005] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 20CFR211.9] [Page 188] TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD PART 211_CREDITABLE RAILROAD COMPENSATION--Table of Contents Sec. 211.9 Dismissal allowance. Dismissal allowances paid to an employee under a protective labor agreement that covers the amounts paid for specific periods of time are creditable as compensation under the Railroad Retirement Act, provided the employee has not severed his or her employee-employer relationship. [53 FR 17184, May 16, 1988, as amended at 58 FR 45251, Aug. 27, 1993]