OFFICE OF PROGRAMS 

POLICY AND SYSTEMS

[June, 2017]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

844 NORTH RUSH STREET 

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60611-1275

 

Information for New Rail Employers Covered Under the RRA & RUIA

Your company or organization has been determined to be a covered employer under the Railroad 

Retirement (RRA) and Railroad Unemployment Insurance (RUIA) Acts. To help explain the 

railroad retirement system and your responsibilities under these acts, we are providing you with a 

number of online resources. 

• Rail Employer Reporting Instructions - Detailed information covering the duties and 

responsibilities of covered employers under the RRA and RUIA. We recommend you 

review this resource first. /Employers/ReportingInstructions/Rail

• Rail Employer Reporting Forms - The listing of compensation reporting forms used by 

covered employers. /Employers/Forms/EmployerReportingForms

• Employer Online Services - The listing of the online services offered by the RRB to 

covered employers including ERSNet (for online compensation reporting) and the Online 

(Settlement) Payment Service. 

• Earnings Limits, Tax Rates and COLA's - The listing of financial, actuarial and 

statistical information relevant to covered employers. 

/FinancialReporting/FinancialActuarialStatistical/EarningLimits

• Rail Employer Calendar - The listing of important due dates for employer tax payments 

and compensation reports. 

/Employers/Publications/AdditionalInfo/RailEmployerCalendar

• Program and Circular Letters - The listing of official RRB communications sent to 

covered employers in order to keep them informed of issues and procedures that affect 

them, and to provide specific assistance and clarification on matters which may impact 

their duties and responsibilities under the Acts. 

/Employers/Publications/ProgramAndCircularLetters

• Employer Exchange Newsletter Index - The listing of newsletters released to provide 

covered employers with information of a more general nature, including report 

reminders/due dates, upcoming events and basic information. 

/Employers/Publications/EmployerExchange
OFFICE OF PROGRAMS 

POLICY AND SYSTEMS

[June, 2017]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

844 NORTH RUSH STREET 

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60611-1275

 

• RRBVision Presentation Library - The listing of multimedia presentations that may be 

helpful to covered employers while fulfilling their reporting responsibilities related to the 

railroad retirement system. /Resources/RRBVisionVideoLibrary

• Office of the Management Member (MMO) - As rail management’s representative to 

the RRB, the Office of the Management Member is committed to assisting employers in 

their responsibilities under the RRA and RUIA. /OurAgency/ManagementMember

• General RRB Benefit Information, Forms, and Publications - The listing of 

information, forms, and publications relevant to annuitants and railroad workers 

including, but not limited to RRB Disability, Retirement, Survivor, and 

Unemployment/Sickness benefits. /Benefits

For more information or assistance, please contact the Quality Reporting Service Center via 

email at qrsc@rrb.gov or by telephone at 312-751-4992.

Nathaniel A. Coleman

Chief of Compensation and 

Employer Services Center