December 20, 2018 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: White House press release, December 4, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — On December 4, 2018, President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key positions in his Administration: Johnathan Bragg of Virginia, to be a Member of...
December 7, 2018 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, November 1, 2018) CHICAGO — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced that the standard monthly Part B premium will be $135.50 in 2019, a slight increase from $134.00 in 2018. However, some...
December 6, 2018 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, November 9, 2018) CHICAGO — Railroad employees frequently ask the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) how the acceptance of a buyout from a railroad employer affects their future eligibility for benefits under the Railroad...
November 7, 2018 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement press release, October 16, 2018) CHICAGO — Railroad retirement annuitants subject to earnings restrictions can earn more in 2019 without having their benefits reduced as a result of increases in earnings limits indexed to average national...
November 7, 2018 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, October 16, 2018) CHICAGO — Most railroad retirement annuities, like social security benefits, will increase in January 2019 due to a rise in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from the third quarter of 2017 to the...
November 7, 2018 | BNSF, Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Subscript Law, November 5, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Michael Loos was a brakeman and conductor for BNSF Railway Company. In 2010, he fell on a snow-covered drainage grate in a BNSF train yard and twisted his knee, causing him to miss work. He sued BNSF for...
October 24, 2018 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, September 30, 2018) CHICAGO — Starting October 1, 2018, the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) will reduce railroad unemployment and sickness insurance benefits by 6.2 percent, down from the current 6.6 percent...
October 18, 2018 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, October 1, 2018) 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...
October 11, 2018 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, August 27, 2018) CHICAGO — Under the Railroad Retirement Act, a “current connection with the railroad industry” is one of the eligibility requirements for occupational disability annuities, and is one of...
August 29, 2018 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, July 15, 2018) CHICAGO — The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is required by law to submit annual financial reports and triennial actuarial valuations to Congress on the financial condition of the railroad retirement...
