Government Accountability Office concerning the function of Railroad Retirement Board (RRB). It highlights the responsibility of RRB as a federal agency that provides disability and retirement benefit programs for eligible workers and their families under the Railroad Retirement Act. It also focuses on ...
NY Railroad's Disability Payouts Plunge After Fraud Revealed More NEW YORK (AP) — Federal disability payments for Long Island Rail Road employees are way down since widespread disability fraud was uncovered a decade ago. Newsday reports that the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board g...
Introduction The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) administers retirement, survivor, disability, unemployment, and sickness benefits for railroad workers and their families under the provisions of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA). Work for railroads enga...
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& Elias, L.L.P., we handle all aspects of your FELA claim. We have a comprehensive understanding of theFELA claims process. Because of our extensive experience, we know what you can expect to recover fordamages. We can also advise you regardingrailroad retirement benefitsanddisability benefits...
When a worker’s injury is permanently debilitating to the point that they are unable to return to work at the railroad, they can file for Railroad Retirement Board sickness and disability benefits. Firm Supports the Railroad Community We are committed to railroad workers, and this includes previo...
3) she had in her care the employee's child, Patrick, who was sixteen; and 4) neither she nor the child was disabled. Although the Bureau of Retirement Claims awarded the child's annuity, it denied her claim for a widow's annuity. The appeals referee affirmed the denial of widow's ...
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Department of Justice has investigated and prosecuted railroad workers who were suspected of falsely claiming over $1 billion in disability benefits, raising concerns about Railroad Retirement Board's (RRB's) disability claims process. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) was asked to ...
Government Accountability Office Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues Director Daniel Bertoni to U.S. Representatives John L. Mica and Bill Shuster, regarding the utilization of the Railroad Retirement Board Occupational Disability Program.Bertoni...