John F. Williams v. U. S. Railroad Retirement Board

John F. Williams appeals from the Railroad Retirement Board’s denial of his claim for benefits under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, 45 U.S.C. §§ 351 et seq. (1970 & Supp. V1975). We affirm the Board’s decision.

The Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act [the Act] provides that “[b]enefits shall be payable to any qualified employee for each day of unemployment * * * Id. § 352(a). An employee is qualified for benefits in a particular benefit year — July 1 to June 30 of the next year — if he earned at least $1,000 in the immediately preceding completed calendar year, the base year. If it…