[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: 20CFR320.2] [Page 523] TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD PART 320_INITIAL DETERMINATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD UNEMPLOYMENT Sec. 320.2 Definitions. As used in this part-- Base-year employer means the railroad employer(s) for whom a claimant worked and earned compensation creditable under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act during the base year. The base year is the calendar year immediately preceding the benefit year for which a claim is being filed. A benefit year is generally the period July 1 through the following June 30. Party means the claimant, the base-year employer(s), or any person so designated under this part. [56 FR 65679, Dec. 18, 1991]