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Separation
Allowance (severance pay, buyout) — If
you have been paid a separation allowance by your employer,
you cannot receive sickness
benefits for approximately the period of time it would have
taken you to earn the amount of the allowance.
False
or Fraudulent Claim — You will
be disqualified for both unemployment
and sickness benefits
for 75 days if you make a false or fraudulent statement
or claim in order to receive benefits. You may also be subject
to fine or imprisonment. The RRB conducts checks, including
computer matching checks, with State and Federal agencies
as well as railroads, in order to detect fraudulent benefit
claims.
Benefits
Under Other Laws — You
will be disqualified from receiving railroad sickness insurance
benefits for any day for which you:
- receive sickness benefits
under any other law; or
- receive unemployment benefits
under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act or any similar
law.
Medical
Examination — In
certain situations you may be required to be examined by
a doctor selected by the RRB. If you fail to take the medical
examination when required, you may be disqualified from
receiving sickness benefits.
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