News Releases
All News Releases sorted by the following categories
Issued in Past 12 Months | Benefits Under the RRA |
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Benefits Under the RUIA | Customer Service |
Medicare | Railroad Employers and Employees |
RRB Administration | RRB Website |
Other |
News Releases Issued in Past 12 Months...
- RRB Reports Performance Under Customer Service Plan (January 2017)
- Working After Retirement (December 2016)
- Railroad Retirement and Unemployment Insurance Taxes in 2017 (December 2016)
- Medicare Part B Premiums for 2017 (November 2016)
- RRB Appeals Procedures (November 2016)
- Retiree Earnings Limits to Rise in 2017 (October 2016)
- Railroad Retirement Benefits Will Increase in 2017 (October 2016)
- Credit for Military Service Under the Railroad Retirement Act (October 2016)
- Railroad Unemployment and Sickness Benefits Will Slightly Decrease Under Adjusted Sequestration Rate (September 2016)
- Reporting Events that Can Affect Railroad Retirement Benefits (September 2016)
- RRB Financial Reports (August 2016)
- RRB Appoints Chief Medical Officer (July 2016)
- Unemployment and Sickness Benefits for Railroad Employees (July 2016)
- New Benefit Year Begins July 1 for Railroad Unemployment and Sickness Benefits (June 2016)
- Dual Benefit Payments (June 2016)
- RRB Issuing Statements of Service (May 2016)
- Railroad Retirement Age Reductions (May 2016)
- RRB Names Director of Legislative Affairs/Legislative Counsel (April 2016)
- RRB Announces Change in Service Hours for Field Offices (April 2016)
- Buy-outs and Railroad Retirement Benefits (April 2016)
- Comparison of Benefits Under Railroad Retirement and Social Security (March 2016)
- Federal Income Tax and Railroad Retirement Benefits (February 2016)
Benefits Under the RRA
- Retiree Earnings Limits to Rise in 2017 (October 2016)
- Railroad Retirement Benefits Will Increase in 2017 (October 2016)
- Credit for Military Service Under the Railroad Retirement Act (October 2016)
- Reporting Events that Can Affect Railroad Retirement Benefits (September 2016)
- Dual Benefit Payments (June 2016)
- RRB Issuing Statements of Service (May 2016)
- Railroad Retirement Age Reductions (May 2016)
- Buy-outs and Railroad Retirement Benefits (April 2016)
- Comparison of Benefits Under Railroad Retirement and Social Security (March 2016)
- Private Rail Pensions May Reduce Supplemental Annuities (September 2015)
- Acting for Impaired Railroad Retirement Beneficiaries (April 2015)
- Railroad Retirement Survivor Benefits (February 2015)
- Railroad Retirement Spouse Benefits (January 2015)
- Railroad Retirement Annuities and Pensions From Work Not Covered by Social Security or Railroad Retirement (November 2014)
- Deemed Service Month Credits (September 2014)
- Working After Retirement (December 2016)
- Federal Income Tax and Railroad Retirement Benefits (February 2016)
- The Importance of a Current Connection for Railroad Retirement Benefits (November 2015)
- Applying for a Railroad Retirement Annuity (May 2015)
- Railroad Retirement Spouse and Widow(er)s' Annuities and Public Service Pensions (June 2015)
- Disability Annuities for Railroad Employees (October 2015)
- Longevity of Railroad Retirement Beneficiaries (December 2015)
- RRB Earns High Marks in Customer Satisfaction Survey (November 2012)
- Railroad Retirement Service Credits and Pay for Time Lost (May 2008)
Benefits Under the RUIA
- Railroad Unemployment and Sickness Benefits Will Slightly Decrease Under Adjusted Sequestration Rate (September 2016)
- Unemployment and Sickness Benefits for Railroad Employees (July 2016)
- New Benefit Year Begins July 1 for Railroad Unemployment and Sickness Benefits (June 2016)
- Budget Cuts Reduce Railroad Unemployment and Sickness Benefits (March 2013)
- RRB Gets High Marks on Unemployment/Sickness Benefits (May 2012)
- Claims for Railroad Sickness Benefits Available Online (November 2010)
Customer Service
- RRB Issuing Statements of Service (May 2016)
- RRB Announces Change in Service Hours for Field Offices (April 2016)
- RRB Reports Performance Under Customer Service Plan (January 2017)
- RRB Offers Convenient Customer Service Options Through Online and Automated Phone Systems (May 2012)
Medicare
- Medicare Part B Premiums for 2017 (November 2016)
- Medicare for Railroad Families (April 2014)
- RBB to Withhold Medicare Parts C and D Premiums (May 2011)
Railroad Employers and Employees
- RRB Scores Well with Railroad Employers (September 2015)
- Railroad Retirement and Unemployment Insurance Taxes in 2017 (December 2016)
RRB Administration
- RRB Financial Reports (August 2016)
- RRB Appoints Chief Medical Officer (July 2016)
- RRB Names Director of Legislative Affairs/Legislative Counsel (April 2016)
- RRB Makes Two Executive Appointments (December 2015)
- RRB Names Director of Policy and Systems (June 2015)
- RRB Labor Member Appoints Two Assistants (March 2015)
- RRB Names Director of Programs (February 2015)
- RRB Management Member Appoints Marx as Assistant (January 2015)
- President Appoints New Management Member to Railroad Retirement Board (May 2014)
- RRB Names Chief Information Officer (August 2013)
- Budget Cuts Reduce Railroad Unemployment and Sickness Benefits (March 2013)
- RRB Appoints Daniel J. Fadden as Director of Field Service (February 2013)
- RRB Labor Member Appoints Nancy V. Russell as Legal Counsel (January 2013)
- RRB Names Marguerite V. Daniels Director of Human Resources (August 2012)
- RRB Makes Executive Appointments (April 2012)
- RRB Names Director of Hearings and Appeals (January 2012)
- RRB Names General Counsel (January 2012)
- President Appoints New Labor Member to Railroad Retirement Board (October 2011)
RRB Website
- RRB Debuts New and Improved Home Page (May 2011)
Other
- RRB Awards Contract for New Financial Management System (November 2012)
- RRB Appeals Procedures (November 2016)
- New Applicants for RRB Benefits Must Choose Electronic Payments Starting May 1 Paper Checks Will Also Be Phased Out For Existing Benefit Recipients (April 2011)
- Increased Federal Income Tax Withholding for Many RRB Annuitants (February 2011)
- U.S. Railroad Retirement Board Reminds Customers About Availability of Toll-Free Services (October 2010)
- The Railroad Retirement System: Its First Seventy-Five Years (April 2010)