45 U.S.C. § 353 : US Code - Section 353: Qualifying condition

Search 45 U.S.C. § 353 : US Code - Section 353: Qualifying condition

An employee shall be a "qualified employee" if the Board finds
that his compensation with respect to the base year will have been
not less than 2.5 times the monthly compensation base for months in
such base year as computed under section 351(i) of this title, and,
if such employee has had no compensation prior to such year, that
he will have had compensation with respect to each of not less than
five months in such year.