May 21, 2020 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(BLET Editor’s Note: The following is a message to Rail Labor from John Bragg, Labor Member of the Railroad Retirement Board.) CHICAGO, May 11 — As explained in the attached press release (below), I am pleased to announce that beginning on May 12, 2020, unemployment...
May 12, 2020 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, May 11, 2020) CHICAGO — The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act, recently signed into law by President Trump, authorized extended unemployment insurance (UI) benefits for railroad workers...
May 11, 2020 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, March 31, 2020) CHICAGO — The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act, signed into law by President Trump on March 27, boosts unemployment and sickness benefits for railroad workers impacted by...
May 11, 2020 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, March 22, 2020) 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...
May 11, 2020 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(BLET Editor’s Note: The following is a message to Rail Labor from John Bragg, Labor Member of the Railroad Retirement Board.) CHICAGO, May 2 — In my April 16, 2020 update, I discussed a question involving furloughs and negotiated agreements which had been added to...
May 1, 2020 | Headlines, 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 — I wanted to send out another update on what is going on at the agency. We have received inquiries regarding Pandemic...
May 1, 2020 | Headlines, 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 — I wanted to send out another update on what is going on at the agency. We have received inquiries regarding Pandemic...
April 28, 2020 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 27, 2020) Railroaders may be eligible for benefits under the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) that was established under the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, according to the Brotherhood...
April 24, 2020 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(BLET Editor’s Note: The following is a message to Rail Labor from John Bragg, Labor Member of the Railroad Retirement Board.) CHICAGO, April 16 — It has been a couple of weeks since my last update, and while things are settling down somewhat, there are a couple of...
April 21, 2020 | News, Railroad Retirement
INDEPNDENCE, Ohio — John Bragg, Labor Member of the U.S. Railroad Retired Board, has asked the BLET to share with our members the attached alert from the IRS about the Economic Impact Payment and RRB recipients with eligible children. According to Brother Bragg: “The...
