Protest form
An employee who believes the amount of service and/or compensation reported for
his or her record is incorrect should file a Form G-70
, Protest of Record of
Service Months and Compensation, with the Railroad Retirement Board. Forms G-70
are available from any local field office of the Railroad Retirement Board
(RRB), or employers may requisition them from the Bureau of Supply and Service,
to provide to their employees. Requisitions are made using
Form G-615
.
Employee protests to employer
If an employee contacts the employer about the service and compensation reported
on Form BA-6
, the employer may handle the protest directly or may advise the
employee to file a Form G-70 with the RRB.
Form GL-129
Upon receipt of Form G-70, or any other written protest of record, from an
employee, the RRB will release Forms GL-129 and
GL-129a
to the employer. The
employer must either correct the record with a
Form BA-4
or verify that the
account is correct as reported. If the account is correct as reported, a brief
explanation refuting the employee's claim is needed in order for the RRB to
reply to the employee.
The following are common reasons that explain differences in service and
compensation reported by the employer and that claimed by the employee:
- The employee claims service month credit for the months the employee
worked but the employer incorrectly credited service only for the months in
which compensation was paid. Compensation was correctly reported. The employer
should file Form BA-4 to report service for the months the employee worked.
- The employee claims compensation credit for the year in which compensation
was earned, but the employer reports compensation generally when paid. This
protest should be considered a request by the employee to have his
compensation adjusted to an earned basis, and a Form BA-4 should be filed. See
Part IV Chapter 1 for an explanation of reporting on an earned basis. See
Part
VII Chapter 1 for instructions on completing Form BA-4.
- The employee earned more than the maximum creditable compensation.
An explanation is important because an employee has reconsideration rights in
protesting his or her record if he or she still believes the record is still
incorrect, after our reply.
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