July 1, 2021 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, June 30, 2021) CHICAGO — The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) has appointed Mark Blythe as its Director of Field Service, effective May 24, 2021. He replaces Daniel J. Fadden, who was named the RRB’s Director of...
June 21, 2021 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, May 27, 2021) CHICAGO — Monthly benefits may be payable under the Railroad Retirement Act to the surviving widow(er), children, and certain other dependents of a railroad employee if the employee was “insured” under...
May 27, 2021 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, April 27, 2021) CHICAGO — The payment of a railroad retirement annuity can be affected by entitlement to social security benefits, as well as certain other government benefits. Such dual entitlement, if not reported to...
April 28, 2021 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, March 30, 2021) CHICAGO — Employers and employees covered by the Railroad Retirement Act pay higher retirement taxes than those covered by the Social Security Act. As a result, railroad retirement benefits are higher...
April 19, 2021 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: The Capital Times, April 15, 2021) MADISON, Wisc. — Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway and the mayors of Milwaukee, Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis urged federal officials to support extending Amtrak’s passenger rail line through the upper Midwest. Full...
March 31, 2021 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, March 30, 2021) CHICAGO — Employers and employees covered by the Railroad Retirement Act pay higher retirement taxes than those covered by the Social Security Act. As a result, railroad retirement benefits are higher...
March 30, 2021 | News, Railroad Retirement
(BLET Editor’s Note: The following is a message to Rail Labor from John Bragg, Labor Member of the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board.) CHICAGO, March 30 — As you may have heard, Congress recently enacted legislation to provide some financial relief to railroaders. In the...
March 17, 2021 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, March 15, 2021) CHICAGO — The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) has appointed Keith T. Sartain as its Chief Actuary, effective February 15, 2021. Mr. Sartain will direct the RRB’s Bureau of the Actuary and Research...
March 2, 2021 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, March 1, 2021) CHICAGO — The Railroad Retirement Board’s Customer Service Plan promotes the following principles of quality public service: openness, accessibility, accountability, feedback, and timeliness standards....
February 18, 2021 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, January 26, 2020) CHICAGO — Under the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), a “current connection with the railroad industry” is one of the eligibility requirements for both the occupational disability and...
