June 13, 2023 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, June 9, 2023) CHICAGO — Each year, the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) prepares a Form BA-6, Certificate of Service Months and Compensation, for every railroad employee with creditable railroad compensation in the...
June 2, 2023 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, June 1, 2023) CHICAGO — The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) administers the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA), which provides two kinds of benefits for qualified railroaders: unemployment benefits for those...
April 3, 2023 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, March 31, 2023) CHICAGO — Retirees, and those planning retirement, should be aware of the railroad retirement laws and rules governing benefit payments to annuitants who work after retirement, whether they have retired...
March 28, 2023 | News, Railroad Retirement
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, March 28 — The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is looking to hire qualified candidates for several open positions across the United States and for remote work positions. John Bragg, the RRB’s Labor Member, announced the recruiting effort in an...
March 7, 2023 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, March 6, 2023) CHICAGO — Benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) are generally higher than those under the Social Security Act, especially for railroad employees who have 30 or more years of creditable...
February 13, 2023 | News, Railroad Retirement
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, February 13 — The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) has announced its schedule of Pre-Retirement Seminars for Spring 2023. Designed for union officers and railroad employees and spouses planning to retire within five years, Pre-Retirement...
January 27, 2023 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, January 25, 2023) CHICAGO — The Railroad Retirement Board’s Customer Service Plan promotes the following principles of quality public service: openness, accessibility, accountability, feedback, and timeliness...
December 13, 2022 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, December 7, 2022) CHICAGO — According to Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) policy, every annuitant has the right to manage his or her own benefits. However, when physical or mental impairments make a railroad retirement...
November 29, 2022 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, November 22, 2022) CHICAGO — Many railroad employees have served in the Armed Forces of the United States. Under certain conditions, their military service may be creditable as railroad service under the Railroad...
November 3, 2022 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, November 1, 2022) CHICAGO — Employee annuities paid under the Railroad Retirement Act are subject to dual benefit reductions when social security benefits are also payable. Railroad retirement annuities may also be...
