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2002 Updates on the Web Site
 

December 26: Railroad Retirement Annuity Increases

December 23: Updated Railroad Jobs Listing

December 20: Updated RB-9s "Events that Affect a Survivor Annuity"

December 18: Updated UB-10 "Unemployment Benefits for Railroad Employees"

December 19: 2002 Annual Report, U.S. Railroad Retirement Board

December 19: RRB Customer Satisfaction Survey

December 18: Updated UB-11 "Sickness Benefits for Railroad Employees"

December 16: Procedures for implementing Executive Order 13160

December 13: Updated  Board Coverage Decisions

December 12: Updated Railroad Jobs Listing

December 11: Selected National & Railroad Data and Projected Maximum Earnings Base Information

December 10: Updated RRB Form UB-11s and UB-10s, Beneficios de Enfermedad y Desempleo para Empleados Ferroviários.

December 9: RRB Service Records available online; also, informational publication "Working After Retirement" added.

December 6: Notice of 2003 Annual Rates for Employers, and Railroad Retirement Information for December 2002: "RRB Customer Service Plan Update"

December 5: An Attorney's Guide to the partition of employee railroad retirement annuities

December 5: Updated  Board Coverage Decisions

November 27: Updated Railroad Jobs Listing

November 20: Added a link to the RailRoad Genealogical Society on our Genealogy After 1936 page

November 18 : Updated RB-1 "Age and Service Employee Annuity"

November 13: Updated Railroad Jobs Listing

November 7:  Working After Retirement

November 7: Updated Average Railroad Employment Chart through Sept 2002

November 7: Updated Benefits and Beneficiaries Under the Railroad Retirement and Unemployment Insurance Systems for August 2002

November 6: Updated Form BA-11 "Report of Gross Earnings" for rail and labor employers

November 5: Added National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust information

November 5: Updated  Board Coverage Decisions

October 31: Updated Railroad Jobs Listing

October 30: Retiree Earnings Limits to Rise

October 30: Year 2003 Railroad Retirement and Unemployment Insurance Taxes

October 30: Railroad Retirement Benefit Increases

October 28: Updated RRB's Commercial Activities Inventory

October 25: Updated RB-30 "Spouse/Divorced Spouse Annuity"

October 18: Updated  Board Coverage Decisions

October 18: Automatic Increases for the Railroad Retirement and Railroad Unemployment Insurance Programs: Cost-of-living adjustments and wage-indexed amounts for 2003

October 18: Updated Benefits and Beneficiaries Under the Railroad Retirement and Unemployment Insurance Systems for July 2002

October 18: Updated Tax Rate & Projected Maximum Earnings Base Information

October 16: Updated the Railroad Jobs Listing and links to industry web sites with job listings.

October 15:  Selected National & Railroad Data

October 15:  Average Railroad Employment

October 10: Railroad Retirement Survivor Benefits

October 2: Added the Quarterly Benefit Statistics Report for April through June 2002

October 2:  New surcharge of 2.5 percent will be added to the basic RUIA tax rate for each established employer beginning January 1, 2003

September 27:  Updated Railroad Jobs Listing

September 27:  RRB Online Service Rated Excellent

September 26:  Updated Benefits and Beneficiaries Under the Railroad Retirement and Unemployment Insurance Systems for June 2002

September 25: RRB Information Quality Guidelines have been approved by OMB

September 24: Updated Railroad Retirement and Unemployment Insurance Systems Handbook

September 23: Updated RRB Form RB-4a (PDF), Guía para la jubilación de ferroviários/as y beneficios de sobrevivientes (Spanish Language Pamphlet - Pocket Guide to Railroad Retirement and Survivor Benefits)

September 20: Updated RRB Form UB-9, Railroad Unemployment and Sickness Benefits

September 18: Updated  Statistical Tables: Data through Fiscal Year 2001

September 17: Updated the Railroad Jobs Listing.

September 13: Full Retirement & Early Retirement Age Reductions

September 12:  Updated Railroad Retirement Act Annuitants & Active Railroad Employees by Congressional District

September 6:  Updated Selected National and Railroad Data

September 6:  Updated Average Railroad Employment Chart through Sept 2002 and added Average Railroad Employment Chart for January 2000 through December 2001.

September 4: Reorganized and updated the appearance of the RRB Offices page.

August 29: Updated the Railroad Jobs Listing, as well as the appearance of the Board, Chair, Management Member and Labor Member pages.

August 19: Updated  Board Coverage Decisions

August 15: Updated the Railroad Jobs Listing, RRB Publications and Handbook pages.

August 13:  Updated Benefits and Beneficiaries Under the Railroad Retirement and Unemployment Insurance Systems for April and May 2002

August 8:  Updated  Statistical Tables: Data through Fiscal Year 2001

July 30:  Added Buy-outs and Railroad Retirement Benefits, and updated the Railroad Jobs Listing.

July 23:  Updated  Board Coverage Decisions

July 19:  Added a link to Amtrak's  jobs page from the Railroad Jobs Listing

July 16:  Updated the Railroad Jobs Listing

July 16:  Added June 2002 Employer Exchange Newsletter

July 11:  Added RRB Financial Reports

July 9:  Updated Annual Report on the Railroad Retirement System required by Section 502

July 2:  Updated  Annual Report on the Financial Status of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance System required by Section 7105

June 28:  Added a link to the Port Bienville Railroad from the Railroad Links page

June 28:  Updated the Railroad Jobs Listing

June 28 Added the Quarterly Benefit Statistics Report for January to March 2002

June 27:  Updated Average Railroad Employment Chart through April 2002; updated the Railroad Jobs Listing.

June 14:  Updated Projected Maximum Earnings Base Information

June 14:  Updated  Statistical Tables: Data through Fiscal Year 2001

June 14:  Updated the Railroad Jobs Listing

June 14:  Added G-316 "Railroad Retirement Benefits for Students Age 18-19 and in Elementary or Secondary School", and G-315H "Checklist for Documentation Needed for Student Age 18-19 In Home Schooling".

June 13:  Updated  Board Coverage Decisions

May 31:  Updated the Railroad Jobs Listing

May 30:  Updated Selected National and Railroad Data and Average Railroad Employment Chart

May 30:  Benefit Rate Increase for Railroad Unemployment and Sickness Benefits

May 22:  Added Upcoming Events, a listing of events in which the RRB is participating that may be of interest to our railroad public.

May 21:  New Benefit Year for Railroad Unemployment and Sickness Benefits

May 16:  Updated Benefits and Beneficiaries Under the Railroad Retirement and Unemployment Insurance Systems for February 2002

May 15:  Updated ID-3s (03-02) "Request for Lien Information Report of Settlement", ID-3s-1 (03-02) "Lien Information Under Section 12(O) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act", and ID-3U (03-02) "Request for Section 2(f) Information"

May 14:  Added 2001 Financial Statements for the agency

May 13:  RRB Issuing Statements of Service

May 10:  Updated  Board Coverage Decisions

May 8:  Updated TL-1099 (1-2002) "Form RRB-1099 Tax Statement General Information"

May 6:  Updated "Total Employment by State and Last Railroad Employer Calendar Year 2000" and Active Employees and Railroad Retirement Act Beneficiaries by State - 2001"

May 3: Added Section 508 "Accessibility" complaint procedure.

May 2:  Updated Benefits and Beneficiaries Under the Railroad Retirement and Unemployment Insurance Systems for December 2001 and January 2002.

May 2:  Updated  Board Coverage Decisions

May 1:  Updated the Railroad Jobs Listing.

April 30:  Draft section 515 guidelines

April 29:  Disability Annuities for Railroad Employees

April 26:  Added "Employee Service" as a new Board Coverage Decisions category.

April 23:  Updated TL-1099-R "Form RRB-1099-R Tax Statement General Information" 

April 19:  Updated BA-3a, BA-4, BA-6a, BA-10, and G-440 for employers and labor employers

April 19:  New:  ability to file Form DC-1 via RRBLink System for employers and labor employers

April 19:  Added Annual  FOIA Report for 2001.

April 18:  RRB participates in  Virtual IT Job Fair April 22-26. Also, revised IB-2 (2-02) Railroad Retirement and Survivor Benefits, and Conversations With America.

April 12: Added Justification of Budget Estimates for Fiscal Year 2003; updated the Railroad Jobs Listing.

April 8: Updated Selected National and Railroad Data.

April 5: Updated G-177S "Conditions Under Which a Person is Entitled to a Railroad Retirement Widow(er)/Surviving Divorced Spouse Annuity".

April 4: Revisions made to Quarterly Benefit Statistics Report; the Privacy and E-mail Policy and Customer Service Plan pages were updated with a new look.

April 3: Benefits Under Railroad Retirement and Social Security.

March 29: The revised Form RB-20 (2-02), Medicare for Railroad Workers and Their Families, is now available.

March 21: New Informational Conference Slides for 2002 are now available through the Labor Employer Information page.

March 15:  Updated list of the Chair's activities and the Railroad Jobs Listing; applied new look to the Railroad Links page.

March 12:  Updated the Average Railroad Employment Chart

March 12:  Added Reminder for Rail Employers and Labor Employers to use 2002 RUIA Contribution Rate

March 12:  Updated  G-34 "Railroad Retirement Board Reminders for 2002"

March 11:   Updated Selected National and Railroad Data

March 8:  Updated TL-1042S "Form RRB-1042S Tax Statement General Information" 

March 7:  Added statistical information on "Maximum Monthly Benefit Rate Under the Railroad Retirement and Social Security Acts - Dec. 2001 and Quarterly for 2002"

March 5:  Established a new look for the Railroad Jobs Listing and Conversations with America

March 5:  Updated TL-1099-R 1991 (1-2002) "Form RRB-1099-R (12-92) Tax Statement General Information" 

March 4:  Updated the RR Jobs Listing.

March 4:  Added Financing Changes to the Railroad Retirement System

February 27:  Updated the Quarterly Benefit Statistics Report for October to December 2001

February 20:  Updated Benefits and Beneficiaries Under the Railroad Retirement and Unemployment Insurance Systems for October and November  2001

February 20:  Updated  Board Coverage Decisions

February 19:  Updated Agency Overview

February 15:  Updated the RR Jobs Listing.

February 12:  Updated Selected National and Railroad Data

February 11:  Added Federal Income Tax and Railroad Retirement Benefits

February 11:   Updated G-177 (2-02) "General Conditions Under Which a Person is Entitled to a Railroad Retirement Employee Annuity", G-177a (2-02) "General Conditions Under Which a Person is Entitled to a Railroad Retirement Spouse Annuity",  and G-177c (2-02) "General Conditions Under Which a Person is Entitled to a Railroad Retirement Divorced Spouse Annuity"

February 7: Revised Rail Employer and Labor Employer Task Sheets for Monthly Tax payers.

February 5: Added Program Letter "Payroll Tax Provisions of the Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act of 2001", and revised Program Letter "Notice of Annual Rates".

February 4: Updated the RR Jobs Listing.

January 29: Added a link to the Canadian National/Illinois Central Railroad on the RR Jobs Listing.

January 29:  Updated G-177 "General Conditions Under Which a Person is Entitled to a Railroad Retirement Employee Annuity", G-177a "Conditions Under Which a Person is Entitled to a Railroad Retirement Spouse Annuity",  and G-177c "Conditions Under Which a Person is Entitled to a Railroad Retirement Divorced Spouse Annuity"

January 28:  Added January 2002 Employer Exchange Newsletter

January 25:  Railroad Retirement Benefit Changes

January 23:  Updated DC-1 "Employer's Quarterly Report of Contributions Under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act"

January 22:  Added RRSIA -Frequently Asked Questions about the new Law

January 16:  Added Fiscal Year 2002 Reports  to the Office of Inspector General Audit Reviews and Reports

January 15:  Added link to the Federal Railroad Administration

January 14:  Updated  Board Coverage Decisions

January 10:  Added  The Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act of 2001 (T-35)

January 10: Updated the Average Railroad Employment Chart and Quarterly Benefit Statistics Report for July to September 2001

January 8:  Program Letter:  Filing Form DC-1 on the Internet Using RRBLINK, was revised as of January 4, 2002

January 2:  Updated the RR Jobs Listing

What was new in 2001?

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