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 U.S Railroad Retirement Board

National Reporting Employers Training Seminar

 2021 Virtual Schedule 

Time

Tuesday – August 3, 2021

10:00AM 

10:15AM

Welcome Address – Mr. Thomas A. Jayne, Management Member of the Board

10:15AM

10:45AM

Executive Session

The Senior Executive Officer will share his perspective on current issues facing the RRB.

10:45AM

11:00 AM

Break

11:00AM

11:45AM

Employer Coverage Issues

The session will discuss what constitutes coverage under the RRA and RUIA for employers and 

individual employees, the use of contract services, and how decisions are coordinated between 

the RRB, the IRS, and SSA.

11:45AM

12:15 Noon

Management Member’s Session – Mr. Jayne and Staff will present from Mr. Jayne’s 

office

12:15 Noon

12:45 Noon

Lunch

12:45 Noon 

1:30PM

Payment for Lost Time and Recent Cases

This session will discuss the structure of Federal Employer’s Liability Act (FELA) awards and the 

Supreme Court ruling on stock options and the effect these types of awards will have on covered 

employees.

1:30PM 

2:15PM 

BA-15 “Report of Stock Options and Other Payments” (New)

The session will explain the purpose for reporting this information and will go over the Form BA15 and what is included on this report.

Time

 

 Wednesday – August 4, 2021

10:00AM

10:45AM

Employer Experience Rating & Pre-Payment Verification

This session will give you an overview of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA) 

claims process and a complete look at the Experience Rating system from A to Z. You will learn 

how your contribution rate is calculated and how the payment and recovery of benefits affects 

your rate. 

10:45AM

11:30AM

Master the Basics I 

This session is for anyone who is getting started in the world of railroad retirement. This session 

will give you a working knowledge of railroad retirement terminology, concepts and cover the 

various types of creditable compensation.
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11:30AM

11:45AM

Break

11:45AM

12:30 Noon

Master the Basics II

This session covers how to effectively complete and electronically file the service and 

compensation reports via ERSNet system and how to prepare adjustments for prior years. We will 

also discuss alternative report filing methods. 

12:30 Noon

1:15PM

Lunch

1:15PM

2:00PM

SSA Reporting 

This session will highlight online reporting services; review errors commonly found in Forms W2 and W-3, and explain how discrepancies in taxes and earnings are reconciled. We will also 

address verifying employee social security numbers and other enumeration issues. 

Time

 

 Thursday – August 5, 2021

10:00AM

10:45AM

Audits of Employers

This session will address both audits conducted by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the 

Audit and Compliance Division of the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB). You will receive advice 

on how to prepare for, and survive, an audit, as well as information on audit authority, objectives, 

and scope.

10:45AM

11:30AM

Retirement & Survivor Annuities I

This session is intended for those individuals covered under the RRA and for individuals who 

work in the human resource areas and handle employee questions about eligibility of benefits.

11:30AM

12:15Noon

Retirement & Survivor Annuities II

The session will cover how retirement and survivor benefits are calculated and review factors that 

affect benefits.

12:15Noon

12:45PM

 Lunch

12:45PM

1:30PM

IT Modernization 

This session will provide details on RRB’s IT modernization efforts to develop new systems and 

improve the efficiency of existing applications. The session will also present the various 

automation services available to employees on www.rrb.gov (i.e. Rail Net, Login.gov) and to 

employers, respectively. In addition, it will cover the new platforms in the implementation stage 

the agency is looking to rollout.

1:30PM

2:15PM

Watching Out the Trust

Learn the role that RRB’s IG has in investigating fraud and abuse. Also, hear about some of the 

latest schemes they have encountered and cases they have pursued in the interest of protecting the 

RRB’s trust fund.