Purpose |
Employee address records are maintained for
the purpose of mailing to the employee Form
BA-6, Certificate
of Service Months and Compensation.
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| Employees
report change of address |
It
is the employee's responsibility to report any
address change to the RRB. Procedure for employees
to report address changes is on Form BA-6. An
employee can also report an address change to
their local
RRB office.
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| Employers
report new hires' address |
Employers
are required to file with the RRB an address
report for new hires. This report is due by
April 1 each year. If you have no new hires,
no address report is necessary.
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| Reporting
media |
Addresses
for new hires may be reported on:
- Form BA-6a,
Form BA-6 Address Report (See Exhibits);
- Computer listing. (The computer
listing should include the fields from the
paper form in the same order and should identify
the tape positions at the top of each field
column.)
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| Bad
addresses |
Should
the U.S. Postal Service return Form BA-6 to
the RRB, the RRB will attempt to secure a better
address. The RRB uses address information postal
service, IRS, and telephone
directories. If the RRB is unsuccessful in securing
a valid address, we will contact the employer
for assistance.
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