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News Releases Issued in Past 12 Months...
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""  Benefits Under the RRA ""  Benefits Under the RUIA
""  Customer Service ""  Medicare
""  Railroad Employers and Employees ""  RRB Administration
""  RRB Website ""  Other


Benefits Under the RRA
"" Acting for Impaired Railroad Retirement Beneficiaries (October 2007)
"" Applying for a Railroad Retirement Annuity (September 2008)
"" Benefits Under Railroad Retirement and Social Security (March 2009)
"" Buy-outs and Railroad Retirement Benefits (August 2002)
"" Credit for Military Service Under the Railroad Retirement Act (April 2008)
"" Deemed Service Month Credits (September 2005)
"" Disability Annuities for Railroad Employees (May 2002)
"" Dual Benefit Payments (October 2008)
"" Federal Income Tax and Railroad Retirement Benefits (February 2009)
"" Longevity of Railroad Retirement Beneficiaries (February 2007)
"" New Economic Recovery Legislation Affects Railroad Retirement Annuitants and Railroad Workers (February 2009)
"" Railroad Retirement Age Reductions (April 2007)
"" Railroad Retirement Annuities and Pensions From Work Not Covered by Social Security or Railroad Retirement (September 2007)
"" Railroad Retirement Spouse Benefits (December 2007)
"" Railroad Retirement Benefit Increases (October 2008)
"" Railroad Retirement Disability Earnings Limit Increased (January 2007)
"" Railroad Retirement Eligibility Requirements Eased for Divorced Spouses (April 2007)
"" Railroad Retirement Service Credits and Pay for Time Lost (May 2008)
"" Railroad Retirement Annuity Estimates to be Available Online (March 2004)
"" Railroad Retirement Survivor Benefits (February 2006)
"" Railroad Retirement Benefit and Financing Changes (December 2001)
"" Railroad Retirement/Social Security COLA Correction (May 2001)
"" Railroad Retirement Benefit Changes  PDF File Format (January 2002)
"" Railroad Retirement Spouse and Widow(er)s' Annuities and Public Service Pensions (October 2006)
"" Reporting Events that Can Affect Railroad Retirement Benefits (November 2007)
"" Retiree Earnings Limits to Rise (October 2008)
"" Revised Year 2002 Railroad Retirement Payroll Taxes (December 2001)
"" RRB Issuing Statements of Service (May 2008)
"" The Importance of a Current Connection for Railroad Retirement Benefits (November 2008)
"" Working After Retirement (July 2007)


Benefits Under the RUIA
"" Applications for Railroad Unemployment Benefits Available Online (March 2004)
"" Benefit Rate Increase for Railroad Unemployment and Sickness Benefits (June 2008)
"" Claims for Railroad Unemployment Benefits Available Online (November 2004)
"" New Benefit Year for Railroad Unemployment and Sickness Benefits (June 2008)
"" New Economic Recovery Legislation Affects Railroad Retirement Annuitants and Railroad Workers (February 2009)
"" Recovery Act Providing Special Unemployment Benefits (May 2009)
"" RRB Individual Unemployment Insurance Account Information Available Online (November 2005)


Customer Service
"" RRB Scores High in Customer Satisfaction Survey (September 2006)
"" RRB Issuing Statements of Service (May 2008)
"" RRB Customer Service Plan Update (January 2009)
"" RRB Providing Online Debt Payment (November 2005)
"" RRB Strategic Plan (November 2003)


Medicare
"" Medicare Part B Premiums for 2009 (November 2008)
"" Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (November 2005)
"" Medicare for Railroad Families (August 2008)
"" New Medicare Legislation (January 2004)
"" RRB Selects New Medicare Carrier (April 2000)


Railroad Employers and Employees
"" Year 2009 Railroad Retirement and Unemployment Insurance Taxes (December 2008)


RRB Administration
"" President Reappoints Board Members to RRB (June 2007)
"" President Bush Appoints Michael S. Schwartz U.S. Railroad Retirement Board Chairman (July 2003)
"" RRB Financial Reports (July 2008)
"" RRB Names Dorothy Isherwood Director of Programs (June 2003)
"" RRB Names Dorothy Isherwood Director of Administration (October 2001)
"" RRB Names Keith Earley Director of Human Resources (October 2001)
"" RRB Names Morgan Chief Information Officer (January 2005)
"" RRB's Barringer Named to SES (October 2001)


RRB Website


Other

"" Correction to 2007 IRS Form W-2 (October 2007)
"" One-Time Economic Recovery Payments (April 2009)
"" Railroad Retirement Annuitants Must File a 2007 Tax Return to Receive Stimulus Payments (Rebates) (March 2008)
"" Reduced Federal Income Tax Withholding for Many RRB Annuitants (April 2009)
"" RRB Appeals Procedures (December 2008)
"" RRB Completes Last Phase of New Toll-Free Service Project (February 2009)
"" RRB Field Service Management Reorganization (September 2008)
"" RRB Implementing First Phase of New Toll-Free Service Project (November 2008)
"" RRB Implementing Next Phase of New Toll-Free Service Project (January 2009)
"" RRB Starting New Toll-Free Service Project (December 2007)

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Date posted: 05/04/2009
Date updated: 05/04/2009