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RRB issues statements of service, Form BA-6
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, May 11, 2020) 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 previous calendar year. The RRB will mail the forms to employees during the first half of June.…
Read MoreMay 11 update and press release from the Railroad Retirement Board Labor Member; RRB pays extended unemployment benefits under CARES Act
(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 insurance (UI) beneficiaries will begin to see deposits in their…
Read MoreRailroaders may be eligible for pandemic unemployment benefits
(Source: Progressive Railroading 04/27/2020) 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 of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB). The U.S. Department of Labor has advised the RRB’s general counsel that PUA…
Read MoreApril 24 update from the Railroad Retirement Board Labor Member
https://www.ble-t.org/pr/news/newsflash.asp?id=12338 (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 Unemployment Assistance (PUA) that was established under the CARES…
Read MoreSpecial alert for RRB benefit recipients who don’t file a tax return and have dependents
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 alert informs that the $1,200 automatic payments will be starting soon…
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