August 7, 2019 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, June 19, 2019) CHICAGO — Rights to benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act also carry responsibilities for reporting events that may affect the payment of these benefits to the employee or to members of the...
June 26, 2019 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, May 28, 2019) CHICAGO — Each year, the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) prepares a Certificate of Service Months and Compensation (Form BA-6) for every railroad employee with creditable railroad compensation in the...
May 29, 2019 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, May 7, 2019) CHICAGO — The Federal Medicare program provides hospital and medical insurance protection for railroad retirement annuitants and their families, just as it does for social security beneficiaries. Medicare...
May 8, 2019 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, April 10, 2019) CHICAGO — Employers and employees covered by the Railroad Retirement Act pay higher retirement taxes than those covered by the Social Security Act, so that railroad retirement benefits remain higher...
April 10, 2019 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, March 22, 2019) CHICAGO — A recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court found that the portion of a damages award attributable to lost wages for a workplace injury is considered to be taxable compensation under the...
April 1, 2019 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, February 22, 2019) CHICAGO — Every three years, the Railroad Retirement Board’s Chief Actuary conducts a study of the longevity of its annuitants, as part of a valuation of future revenues and benefit payments....
February 8, 2019 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, February 7, 2019) CHICAGO — President Donald J. Trump has appointed Erhard R. Chorlé to be the Chairman of the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, Johnathan D. Bragg to be the Labor Member, and Thomas R. Jayne to be the...
January 29, 2019 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, December 15, 2018) CHICAGO — Persons claiming retirement, disability, survivor, unemployment, or sickness benefits from the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) have the right to appeal unfavorable determinations on their...
January 14, 2019 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, December 6, 2018) CHICAGO — The amounts of compensation subject to railroad retirement tier I and tier II payroll taxes will increase in 2019, while the tax rates on employers and employees will stay the same. In...
January 3, 2019 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement, STB
(Source: Railway Age, January 2, 2019) NEW YORK — In a surprise move, the U.S. Senate confirmed six nominees to railroad-important federal agencies on January 2, 2019, including three to the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board. It was an unexpected move given the...
