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1701 Provisions of the Act

1701.01 The Act

Section 4(a-1(ii) of the Act reads, in part, as follows:

"There shall not be considered as a day of unemployment or as a day of sickness 

with respect to any employee...(ii) any day in any period with respect to which the 

Board finds that he is receiving or will have received annuity payments under the 

Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 or insurance benefits under title II of the Social 

Security Act, or unemployment, maternity, or sickness benefits under an 

unemployment, maternity, or sickness compensation law other than this Act, or 

any other social insurance payments under any law: PROVIDED, that if an 

employee receives or is held entitled to receive any such payments, other than 

unemployment, maternity, or sickness payments with respect to any period which 

include days of unemployment or sickness in a registration period, after benefits 

under this Act for such registration period will have been paid, the amount by 

which such benefits under the Act will have been increased by including such 

days as days of unemployment or as days of sickness shall be recoverable by 

the Board: PROVIDED further, that, if that part of any such payment or 

payments, other than unemployment, maternity, or sickness payments, which is 

proportionable to such days of unemployment or days of sickness is less in 

amount than the benefits under this Act which, but for this paragraph, would be 

payable and not recoverable with respect to such days of unemployment or days 

of sickness, the preceding provisions of this paragraph shall not apply but such 

benefits under this Act for such days of unemployment or days of sickness shall 

be diminished or recoverable in the amount of such part of such other payment 

or payments;"

1702 Analysis of the Proviso

1702.01 Introduction

Section 4(a-1)(ii) is a disqualification provision which applies when the RRB finds 

that an employee is receiving, or will have received, a social insurance payment 

for a specific period under any law other than the RUIA. In some cases, this 

section prevents days from being considered as days of unemployment or 

sickness; in other cases, the section provides that the benefits under the RUIA 

are diminished. In addition, when employees are held entitled to receive social 

insurance payments after RUIA benefits have been paid, the benefits, though 

properly paid, may be recoverable under certain circumstances.
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1702.02 Finding that an employee is receiving, or will have received, social 

insurance payments

To apply the disqualification in Section 4(a-1)(ii), it must be found that an 

employee is receiving or will have received one or more social insurance 

payments. An employee is receiving social insurance payments or will have 

received such payments, if, he or she is held entitled to receive them in 

accordance with the applicable provision of law. In any case where an employee 

is held not entitled to receive social insurance payments, or is held to have 

received them erroneously, it cannot be considered that he or she is receiving or 

will have received such payments unless recovery of such payments is waived.

1702.03 Social insurance payments

a. Payments within the scope of Section 4(a-1)(ii)

The social insurance payments within the scope of Section 4(a-1)(ii) are:

1. Annuity payments under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974. (Social 

Insurance Payment)

2. Insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act. (Social 

Insurance Payment)

3. Unemployment, maternity, or sickness compensation under any law other 

than this Act. (Unemployment Insurance Payment)

4. Any other social-insurance payments under any law.

For convenience in this article, the payments specified in items 1, 2, and 4 of 

paragraph a above are referred to as "social Insurance payments"; and the 

payments specified in item 3 are referred to as "unemployment insurance 

payments."

Appendix C lists payments which have been held either to be or not to be 

"social insurance payments."

b. Exclusion of payments not made for specific periods

The disqualifying provision is applicable when payments are made with 

respect to specific periods. Accordingly when it is found that a payment is not 

made "with respect to" any period, the disqualifying condition is not applicable. 

A payment equal to the commuted value of an annuity, or a worker's 

compensation payment for partial disability, for disfigurement, and the like, 

where the intervals and periods serve merely as a measure of the payments 

which are to be made, is not made with respect to a specific period. 
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1702.04 Unemployment insurance payments distinguished from other 

social insurance payments

The application of Section 4(a-1)(ii) to "unemployment insurance payments," is 

distinguished from its application to other social insurance payments. The 

difference is that the provisions for diminishing or recovering benefits do not

apply in connection with "unemployment insurance payments."

1702.05 Application in connection with unemployment insurance payments

A day in any period with respect to which an employee is receiving or will have 

received unemployment insurance payments under any other law, (including 

unemployment compensation for federal employees and unemployment 

compensation for ex-servicemen) cannot be considered as a day of 

unemployment or sickness, irrespective of the amount of the payment. The 

recovery of any benefits paid to an employee receiving other unemployment 

insurance payments depends upon a finding that the payment of RUIA benefits 

was erroneous. (See Section 1703).

1702.06 Application in connection with other social insurance payments

When it is found that an employee is receiving or will have received social 

insurance payments with respect to any period including days which would, 

except for the provision of Section 4(a-1)(ii), be days of unemployment or 

sickness, the application of this section requires the following:

a. A comparison of the amount of RUIA benefits and the amount of social 

insurance payments. See Subsection 1702.07.

b. A determination of the amount of benefits payable on the basis of the 

comparison. See Subsection 1702.08.

c. Action to recover any benefits paid in excess of the amount found to be 

payable. See Subsection 1702.09. 

d. A determination of the days to be considered days of unemployment or

sickness. See Subsection 1702.10.

1702.07 Comparison of benefits and other social insurance payments

a. Social insurance payments apportionable

1. Days to which such payments are apportionable A social insurance 

payment with respect to any period is apportionable in equal amounts to 

each of the days in the period. Where social insurance payments are 

payable on the basis of a thirty-day month, no amount of such a payment 

is apportionable to the thirty-first day of a thirty-one day month. 
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Note: (3/30 of the amount is apportionable to February 28, except in a 

leap year, and 2/30 of the monthly amount is apportionable to February 29 

in a leap year.)

2. Amount apportionable To find the amount of a social insurance payment 

apportionable to days in a registration period, first determine the days 

payable without regard to Section 4(a-1)(ii). Next, determine the number 

of days to which the social insurance payment is apportionable. Then 

determine the amount of social insurance payments apportionable to such

days. This amount may be computed from the following formula:

A – BxC = amount of social insurance apportionable to registration period.

A = the number of days of unemployment or sickness in the regristration 

period to which the social insurance payment is apportionable

B = the number of days in the period for which social insurance payment is 

payable. (Usually a 30-day month)

C = the amount of social insurance payment (Usually a monthly payment)

For example: Claimant John Doe, with a daily benefit rate of $33.00 and 

monthly OASI benefit of $550.00 beginning May 1, claimed sickness 

benefits for a registration period, April 29 - May 12. Hence he had 12 

days of sickness in this period to which social insurance was 

apportionable. Here's how to apply the formula in this case:

A is 12 (number of days of sickness in the registration period to which 

OASI is apportionable)

B is 30 (days in period for which OASI payable)

C is $550.00 (monthly OASI payment)

Thus: 12

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30 X $550.00 = $220.00

b. Benefits

1. Days with respect to which benefits are payable Section 2(a) of the RUIA 

provides that benefits are payable for each day of unemployment in 

excess of four and each day of sickness in excess of four in a registration 

period. There is no indication that any specific days of the registration 

period are to be covered by unemployment insurance benefits or that any 

specific days are not to be covered, and the individual must have been 

unemployed or sick for more than four days in order to be entitled to any 

benefits. Thus, each and every day is part of the basis for the individual's 
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right to benefits, and the benefits are, in fact, payable with respect to the 

entire registration period. The daily benefit rate and the number of days of 

unemployment or sickness in excess of four serve merely as a measure of 

the amount of benefits which are to be payable for the registration period.

2. Days to which benefits are apportionable Benefits are payable with 

respect to all of the days of unemployment or sickness in a registration 

period. Therefore the benefits are apportionable to each day in a 

registration period equally.

3. Benefits apportionable In most cases, the entire amount of RUIA benefits 

otherwise payable for a registration period will equal the amount 

considered apportionable. The exceptions occur when there are some 

days in a period for which RUIA benefits are payable but social insurance 

payments are not payable.

To find the RUIA benefits apportionable, first determine the days payable 

without regard to Section 4(a-1)(ii). Next determine the amount of RUIA 

benefits apportionable to this number of days. This amount may be 

computed from the following formula:

D 

_ 

E X F = amount of benefits apportionable to days which social insurance is 

payable.

D = the number of days of unemployment or sickness in the registration 

period for which the social insurance payments are payable. (This 

number includes the 31st day of a 31-day month for which a social 

insurance payment is payable on the basis of a 30-day month. Even 

though none of the social insurance payment is apportionable to such day, 

the day is included in the period (the month) for which the social insurance 

payment is payable.)

E = total number of days of RUIA benefits in registration period.

F = total benefit amount for registration period.

In Mr. John Doe's case above, here's how to apply the formula if he had a 

total of 14 days of sickness including April 29 and 30:

D is 12 (days of sickness in the registration period and also within the 

period for which social insurance payments are payable)

E is 14 (total number of days of sickness in registration period)
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F is $330.00 (benefits for registration period - 10 compensable days at 

$33.00 a day)

Thus: 12

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14 X $330.00 = $282.86

Therefore, $282.86 is the amount of sickness benefits apportionable to 

days included in the period for which social insurance payments are 

payable. This is the amount used for the "comparison". The benefits 

apportionable to the first two days of the registration period remain 

payable to Mr. Doe.

1702.08 Benefits payable for registration period

The determination with respect to benefits payable shall be as follows:

a. Social insurance apportionable to all days

Where social insurance payments are apportionable to all days in a 

registration period benefits are payable only if the benefits apportionable 

exceed the social insurance payments apportionable. The amount of benefits 

payable is the difference between the benefits apportionable and the social 

insurance payments apportionable.

b. Social insurance apportionable to some, but not all days

Where social insurance payments are apportionable to some, but not all, days 

in a registration period, benefits are payable under any of the following 

conditions:

1. The social insurance payments apportionable are less than the benefits 

apportionable. The amount of benefits payable is equal to the difference 

between them, plus the benefits apportionable to days to which social 

insurance payments are not apportionable.

In the illustration the amount of sickness benefits apportionable ($282.86) 

exceeded the amount of OASI benefits apportionable ($220.00) by 

$62.86. Mr. Doe would therefore be paid this amount plus the $47.14 

apportionable to April 29 and 30, or $110.00 for the registration period 

April 29 – May 12.

2. The social insurance payments apportionable are equal to or greater than 

the benefits apportionable and benefits have been paid. The amount 

payable is the amount of benefits apportionable to days to which the social 

insurance payments are not apportionable.
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3. The social insurance payments apportionable are equal to, or greater 

than, the benefits apportionable; benefits have not been paid for the 

period and the number of days of unemployment or sickness to which 

social insurance payments are not apportionable is more than four. The 

amount of benefits payable is computed on the basis that no day to which 

social insurance payments are apportionable is a day of unemployment or 

sickness. 

c. Benefits previously exhausted

A claim for sickness benefits previously classified as the exhausting claim and 

containing fewer than 10 compensable days, may have 10 compensable days 

in a case where the annuity exceeded the benefits for the first registration 

period in the benefit year but was less than the benefits for subsequent 

periods. Additional benefits may be allowed on a claim for unemployment or 

sickness benefits previously considered to have exhausted benefits at the 

base year wage limit, since the reduced amount of benefits is used in 

determining whether benefits have been paid to the extent of base year 

wages.

1702.09 Recovery under Section 4(a-1)(ii)

Section 4(a-1)(ii) specifically provides for recovery of benefits. Any amount by 

which benefits paid exceed benefits payable is recoverable; however, amounts of 

$1.00 or less should be considered not recoverable.

1702.10 Days of unemployment or sickness

Days which would be days of unemployment or sickness, but for Section 4(a1)(ii), are considered as follows:

a. Benefits recoverable in part

When benefits paid for a registration period are recoverable in part the days 

with respect to which benefits were paid remain days of unemployment or 

sickness. 

b. Benefits wholly recoverable

When the entire amount of benefits paid for a registration period is 

recoverable no day in the registration period remains a day of unemployment 

or sickness, except as described in paragraph d.

c. Benefits not previously paid

When Section 4(a-1)(ii) is applicable in connection with the initial

determination of a claim, no days to which social insurance payments 
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apportionable equal or exceed benefits apportionable can be considered days 

of unemployment or sickness except as described in paragraph d.

d. First valid registration period (waiting period)

The receipt of social insurance payments does not prevent a registration 

period from being considered as a first valid registration period if the 

apportionable amount of the social insurance payment is less than the 

benefits which might otherwise be payable. However, regardless of the 

amount of social insurance payments, their receipt does not cancel a 

previously established first valid registration period.

1703 Unemployment Insurance Payments

1703.01 Obtaining information

If the Sickness and Unemployment Benefits Section (SUBS) has information that 

a claimant has claimed unemployment, maternity or sickness benefits under a 

State or Federal law or through a State or Federal agency, for days for which he 

or she has claimed benefits under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, 

Form Letter ID-17c is to be sent to the appropriate agency.

1703.02 Notifying claimant of initial determination

Notification is to be sent to a claimant regarding an initial determination that days 

claimed cannot be considered as days of unemployment or sickness the claimant 

is receiving or has received unemployment insurance payments under another 

law for the same days.

1703.03 Determination of erroneous payments

If it is found that a claimant has received unemployment or sickness benefits 

under the RUIA and under another law for the same days, a determination of 

possible erroneous RUIA payments will be required.

a. No payment may be considered erroneous unless it is determined that 

there was an "obvious mistake of fact," "obvious mistake of law," 

"insufficient evidence" or "fault of claimant." (See AIM-21).

b. If Section 4(a-1)(ii) is found applicable, payments under the RUIA are 

erroneous.

c. If Section 4(a-1)(ii) is not applicable, and if the state agency will attempt 

recovery of the payments which it made, no erroneous payment with 

respect to a claimant's receipt of duplicate payments should be set up. 

The division of program operations should clarify which agency will initiate 

recovery action.
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d. Benefits for a day are not erroneous on the grounds that the claim for that 

day was certified for payment subsequent to the date on which the state 

agency's claim for that day was certified. Generally, either all benefits for 

a registration period will be determined to be erroneous or none of them 

will be.

1704 Annuities under the Railroad Retirement Act

1704.01 Action upon receipt of notice of annuity awarded

a. The RUIA Daily System usually receives notice of annuity awards 

mechanically through the Retirement Adjudication System Initial (RASI). 

When an employee files an application for an annuity, the RASI system 

performs a "pre-clearance" check with the RUIA claims system. If RUIA 

benefits were not paid for a day within one year of the annuity application 

filing date, the pre-clearance check determines that no further clearance is 

required. If RUIA benefits were paid for days within one year of the 

annuity filing date, no pre-clearance reply is generated. The lack of reply 

causes the RASI system to clear later with annuity beginning date and 

rate data that generate a RUIA reply on RASI specifying the amount of 

benefits recoverable. Amounts recoverable reported through the RASI

system are usually transferred to RUIA within 90 days. The clearance 

process also notifies the Retirement Benefits Division (RBD) of cases 

flagged with a "930" stop for garnishment.

b. RBD sends SUBS an e-mail notice of the certification or recertification of 

an annuity under the Railroad Retirement Act. It will show the claimant's 

name, social security number, beginning date and amount of the annuity, 

and any subsequent changes made in the amount or beginning date. 

SUBS will reply to RBD’s e-mail reporting any amount recoverable and 

any erroneous payment outstanding. RBD will withhold the amount shown 

on the e-mail and will usually transfer the requested amount to SUBS

within 90 days. SUBS will take any necessary actions to the RUIA record.

1704.02 Request for information from the annuity file

If the claimant is receiving an annuity under the Railroad Retirement Act and 

notice of the annuity has not been received from RBD, the payment of benefits 

should be withheld until the necessary information is received.

1704.03 Spouse's annuities

If a claimant is receiving a spouse's annuity under the Railroad Retirement Act, 

obtain the annuity information and update the claimant's record.
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1704.04 Recovering RUIA Overpayments from Annuities

Prior to paying annuities, any RUIA claims that were paid within the rate period 

and/or any outstanding overpayments on record are to be withheld from any

accrual due the claimant. 

The RASI system mechanically obtains all current claim information from the 

RUIA daily system. RASI obtains the RUIA overpayment information from the 

EDM UI-87 indicator. This indicator is updated nightly from PARS with either the 

code “N” or “Y”. “N” represents no RUIA debt and “Y” represents an open RUIA 

debt. 

When RASI matches against the code “Y”, the case will be referred out as a 

compute only for manual handling by the RRA examiner. The lead examiner will 

review the case and look to PARS and debt checker to determine the amount of 

the outstanding RUIA debt. If applicable, the case will be forwarded to an 

examiner for handling and the withholding of any overpayment from the RASI 

accrual.

1705 Insurance Benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act

1705.01 Provisions of Section 4(a-1)(ii)

Section 4(a-1)(ii) provides for the reduction or recovery of RUIA benefits paid for 

any day for which a claimant also receives payments under Title II of the Social 

Security Act. Payments made under Title II of the Social Security Act include old 

age insurance benefits (OAIB), survivor insurance benefits and disability 

insurance benefits (DIB).

1705.02 Clearance with Social Security Administration

Below are the steps through which the RRB routinely obtains information about 

annuity awards to individuals who have railroad earnings.

a. When an applicant for OAIB or DIB has railroad service, the Social 

Security Administration asks the Compensation and Employee Services 

Center (CESC) in Assessment and Training for a report of railroad 

compensation.

b. If the individual had qualifying base year wages for the current or 

preceding benefit year, CESC notifies SUBS.

c. If the employee has applied for UI or SI in the current or preceding benefit 

year, a "reason 99" stop is put on record, a card Form RR-12, Report to 

RRB of Award or Disallowance is sent to the Social Security 

Administration, and Form Letter ID-17n is sent to the employee.
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d. If there is a clearance record but the employee has not applied for UI or SI 

in the current or preceding benefit year, a "reason 99" stop is put on the 

record which will send an RR-12 and ID-17n, in case the claimant does 

apply.

e. If there is no record for the employee, a pseudo clearance record is 

established containing a "reason 99" stop which will send an RR-12 and 

ID-17n, if the employee applies.

f. Form RR-12 will be completed by the Social Security Administration and 

returned to SUBS. Entries on the form will show:

• the monthly amount and effective date of any OAIB or DIB awarded.

• that the claim was disallowed, or

• that no claim was filed (In this case, the original request for railroad 

wages was made by the Social Security Administration for information 

purposes only and not because of a claim.)

1705.03 Special request to Social Security Administration

If incomplete information about a claimant's OAIB or DIB is received and no RR12 was sent to the Social Security Administration, Form Letter ID-17j is to be sent 

to the Social Security Administration. Form Letter ID-17n is to be sent to notify 

the claimant that benefits may be recoverable. If it is necessary to clarify or 

reconcile the information, a special letter may be sent to the Social Security 

Administration.

1705.04 Withholding benefits

Benefits payable will be withheld if the award of an OAIB or DIB is established. If 

the information indicates that a claimant has only applied for social security 

benefits, RUIA benefits payable will be paid. Likewise, benefits payable will not 

be withheld pending receipt of a reply to Form ID-17j unless the information 

indicates the claimant has been awarded an OAIB or DIB. If an OAIB has been 

suspended because of employment and the claimant reports no work during a 

month, assume the claimant will receive OAIB for the month provided the Social 

Security Administration receives notice that he or she did not work. Benefits for 

days in the month shall be reduced or withheld accordingly.

1705.05 Determination

If a claimant's OAIB or DIB monthly annuity amount for days claimed as days of 

unemployment or sickness is shown on a Form RR-12 or Form Letter ID-17j 

completed by the Social Security Administration or on an award letter, the 

information is considered complete and correct and claims for unemployment or 

sickness benefits should be processed. If a claimant has submitted an original 
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Social Security Administration award letter, make a photocopy of the award letter 

and return the original to the claimant.

1705.06 Recovery from social security accruals

If an OAIB or DIB was recently awarded or will soon be awarded covering a 

period for which RUIA benefits have been paid, prompt action is necessary so 

that recovery can be made before the claimant spends the proceeds of his or her 

first check.

a. Determine the amount recoverable under Section 4(a-1)(ii).

b. Telephone or send an E-mail message notifying the district office of the 

amount due (unless the amount is so small that special action is not 

justified) and request that the office contact the claimant as soon as 

possible. Send notice of the determination to the claimant.

1705.07 Withdrawal of SSA application

If the Social Security Administration approves withdrawal of an application, the 

claimant is not considered to be "entitled" to receive benefits under the Social 

Security Act within the meaning of Section 4(a-1)(ii) and the RRB will not be 

entitled to recover benefits paid to the claimant during the period covered by the 

withdrawn application. (L-63-229)

1705.08 Effect of employment on Social Security Administration award

If a claimant has been awarded social security benefits but is presently 

employed, social security benefits may be reduced. The Social Security 

Administration will determine if, based upon the claimant's age, monthly amount 

earned and yearly earnings to date, the amount of the benefits will be affected.

1706 Workmen's Compensation

1706.01 Verification

When an employee is injured at work and a person or company may be liable for 

damages, verify the following:

a. If the employer which the employee was working for when injured is 

covered by a workmen's compensation law which provides payment from 

a state or federal agency, send a Form Letter ID-17e and Form SI-5 to the 

appropriate agency. Form Letter ID-17h should be sent to the employee.

b. Form Letter ID-17e and Form SI-5 is to be sent to the employer if the 

employer is covered by a workmen's compensation law which provides for 

payment of workmen's compensation by the employer. Form Letter ID17e is sent to the official designated to receive Form Letters ID-30b and 
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copies are to be sent to any persons who would receive copies of Form 

Letters ID-30b. Form Letter ID-17h is to be sent to the employee.

c. Otherwise, Form Letter ID-30b and Form Letter SI-5 are sent to the 

employer as provided in AIM-30-II.

1706.02 Payment or withholding of benefits pending receipt of information

a. Withholding of benefits pending reply to ID-17h

When Form Letter ID-17h is sent, benefits payable are to be withheld until a 

reply is received or information permitting calculation of the amount payable is 

received.

b. Action upon reply to ID-17h

If the claimant wants to receive benefits while awaiting a reply, benefits may 

be approved for payment without reduction until information about workmen's 

compensation payments is received. Any necessary adjustments will be 

made when information about workmen's compensation payments is 

received.

c. Action when Form Letter ID-30b has been sent

1. Reply received before benefits paid If before benefits are paid, a reply to 

Form Letter ID-30b states the claimant is receiving, or is entitled to 

receive, workmen's compensation payments for total disability, accept the 

statement as correct and process the claims as provided elsewhere in this 

article.

2. Reply received after benefits paid If after benefits have been paid, the 

reply to Form Letter ID-30b states that the claimant has been paid 

workmen's compensation (regardless whether the payment was for total 

disability), verify that the payment is workmen's compensation and take 

action according to whether the workmen's compensation was for total 

disability. If it is found that the payment was in fact not workmen's 

compensation, undertake recovery under section 12(o) of the Act as 

provided in AIM-30-II.

1706.03 Unemployment benefits and workmen's compensation

If a claimant entitled to workmen's compensation for total disability claims 

unemployment benefits and is able to work under the RUIA, take action as 

described in .02 above. NOTE: Send a special letter instead of Form Letter ID17h.
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1707 Other Social Insurance Payments

1707.01 Payments within the scope of section 4(a-1)(ii)

Where the claimant is receiving or will receive any payment which is within the 

scope of Section 4(a)(ii) of the Act, other than those discussed in preceding 

sections, take action as described in Section 1704. Make appropriate changes in 

the prescribed letter of inquiry or notice.

1707.02 Payments not within the scope of Section 4(a-1)(ii)

In any case where a claimant is receiving or will receive a payment not within the 

scope of Section 4(a-1)(ii) benefits will be paid, provided the other requirements 

of the law are met.

1707.03 Payments with respect to which the applicability of Section 4(a1)(ii) has not been determined

Upon receipt of information that a claimant is receiving or will receive, payments 

similar to those within the scope of Section 4(a-1)(ii) but for which the 

applicability of Section 4(a-1)(ii) has not been determined, a brief of the case is to 

be sent to Policy and Systems and payment of benefits is to be withheld until an 

opinion is received.

1708 Form UI-60a

1708.01 Use of Form UI-60a

This form is used to manually determine the amount of benefits recoverable or 

payable in accordance with Section 4(a-1)(ii).

1708.02 Preparation of Form UI-60a

This subsection covers preparation of Form UI-60a in detail.

a. Enter the claimant's name and social security number, complete items 1-6 

as appropriate.

b. The following items should be completed as appropriate.

1. Period Beginning Date Show the beginning date of each 

registration period which includes any day(s) included in a period 

for which the annuity payment is payable.

2. D.B.R. (Daily Benefit Rate) Show the claimant's daily benefit rate 

for that year. If the daily benefit rate has been re-determined, show 

the last redetermination.
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3. Days From Beginning Date For each registration period, show the 

number of days of unemployment or sickness for which other 

payments are payable.

4. Apportionable Benefits If all days of unemployment or sickness in 

the registration period are included in any period(s) for which the 

other payments are payable, show the amount of RUIA benefits 

determined to be payable for each registration period were Section 

4(a-1)(ii) not applicable. If any day(s) in a registration period are 

not included in a period for which the other payments are payable, 

show the amount of benefits apportionable to the days of 

unemployment or sickness included in a period for which other 

payments are payable. The amount of benefits apportionable are 

determined as provided in Section 1702.07.

5. Apportionable Other Payments Show the amount of the other 

payments apportionable to days of unemployment or sickness in 

each registration period as determined in accordance with Section 

1702.07.

6. Benefits Payable Show the amount of benefits which, after 

applying Section 4(a-1)(ii), is payable for all days of unemployment 

or sickness in the registration period as determined in Section 

1702.08.

7. Benefits Paid Show the amount of benefits, if any, paid for days of 

unemployment or sickness in the registration period. 

8. Recoverable Enter the remainder, if any, left when the amount of 

benefits payable is subtracted from the amount of benefits paid.

9. Recoverable under Section 4(a-1)(ii) Under "Unemployment," 

show the total amount of unemployment benefits recoverable under 

Section 4(a-1)(ii). Under "Sickness," show the total amount of 

sickness benefits recoverable under Section 4(a-1)(ii). If amounts 

are shown in both columns show the sum under "Total."

Note: If this amount includes an amount recoverable because the 

claimant also received OASI benefits, mark the amounts on the UI60a with an asterisk and notate the form "includes OASI."

10. Erroneous Payments Under the appropriate heading, show the 

amount of any erroneous payment which is recoverable. If there is 

an amount recoverable under Section 12(o), and the liable party did 

not have notice of the RRB's right to reimbursement, such amount 

should be shown in the "Sickness" column. If there is no payment 

recoverable, except under Section 4(a-1)(ii), enter the word "none."
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11. Gross Amount Recoverable Show the sum of the amounts shown 

under the same heading.

12. Previously Requested If an amount was previously reported as 

recoverable from the claimant's annuity, show the amount on 

previous Form UI-60a which has not been canceled.

13. Additional Amount to be recovered In this item, under the 

appropriate heading, enter the difference obtained by subtracting 

the amount, if any, shown in the previously requested from the 

amount shown in the gross amount recoverable. This difference 

may be "none" or minus quantity.

14. Number of Claims Recovered Enter the number of claims 

recovered for each type of benefits.

15. Prepared by The examiner is to initial and date the form and create 

a computer record of the amount recoverable.

1708.03 More than one other payment

If the claimant is receiving more than one payment under Section 4(a-1)(ii), 

apportionment of each payment should be shown on Form UI-60a. If one of the 

payments is an annuity under the Railroad Retirement Act, recovery of the total 

amount recoverable under Section 4(a-1)(ii) may be effected by deduction from 

the annuity.

1708.04 Entries for concurrent payments

If the claimant is entitled to receive benefits in a diminished amount, entries 

should be made on Form UI-60a for each claim as received, except that entries 

are not to be made in the columns headed "Benefits Paid," and "Recoverable." If 

Form UI-60a has been prepared for previous claims, entries for subsequent 

claims may be made on the same Form UI-60a. Draw a line to separate the 

entries made upon initial preparation from those for subsequent claims.

1709 Concurrent payments

1709.01 Annuitants

If the claimant is awarded an annuity under the Railroad Retirement Act, benefits 

payable under Section 4(a-1)(ii) for claims received after making the report of the 

amount recoverable will ordinarily be paid regardless of whether the transfer of 

funds has been received. However, benefits should not be paid in a case where 

an erroneous payment is recoverable until recovery is completed.
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1709.02 Recipients of other social insurance payments

If the claimant is entitled to social insurance payments, other than an annuity 

under the Railroad Retirement Act, any amount recoverable under Section 4(a1)(ii) because of such payments should be recovered before any additional 

benefits are paid. In any such case, recovery from the claimant may be 

undertaken.

1709.03 Recipient of sum or damages

If the claimant is entitled to diminished benefits under Section 4(a-1)(ii) and has 

received damages against which benefits are to be offset under Section 12(o), 

the amount to be offset is the amount of the benefits as diminished under Section 

4(a-1)(ii).

1709.04 Payments less than $3.00 per claim

If benefits diminished under Section 4(a-1)(ii) amount to less than $3.00 per 

claim (disregarding periods including the 31st of a month,) payment may, with the 

consent of the claimant, be deferred until all the benefits which the claimant can 

get in the benefit year may be paid in a single payment. When this is done the 

case is to be pended so that appropriate action will be taken timely.

1710 Notices of Determination

1710.01 Annuitant

Notification of the claimant's entitlement to claim RUIA benefits while awaiting an 

annuity is to be sent when a claimant informs the RRB that he or she is applying 

for or receiving an annuity under the Railroad Retirement Act. If the claimant's 

annuity equals or exceeds RUIA benefits, Form Letter ID-17a is to be sent. 

NOTE: Benefits which might be payable only for periods including the 31st day 

of a month may be disregarded for the purposes of this subsection.

1710.02 Claimant entitled to workmen's compensation for total disability

A letter is to be sent to notify the claimant of the determination on the first claim 

for which benefits are diminished, or for which no benefits are payable, because 

of entitlement to receive workmen's compensation for total disability.

1710.03 Claimant entitled to retirement payments other than annuity under 

the Railroad Retirement Act

If the claimant is entitled to benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act or any 

other retirement payment with respect to which Section 4(a-1)(ii) is applicable, an 

appropriate letter is to be sent.
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1711 Form Letters in Effect

The form letters listed below are prescribed:

ID-17a ID-17j 

ID-17e ID-17k

ID-17g ID-17n

ID-17h

ID-17i

1712 Forms Prescribed

Forms RR-12 and UI-60a.

Appendices

Appendix B - SSA Program Service Centers And Reviewing Offices

For OASI Claims With 

SSA Numbers

Address of Program Service Center

001 - 134 Social Security Administration

Northeastern Program Service Center

One Jamaica Center Plaza

Jamaica, New York 11432-3830

135 - 222

232 - 236

577 - 584

596 - 599

Social Security Administration

Mid-Atlantic Program Service Center

300 Spring Garden Street

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19123

223 - 231

237 - 267

400 - 428

587 - 595

Social Security Administration

Southeastern Program Service Center

2001 12th Avenue, North

Birmingham, Alabama 35285

268 - 302

316 - 399

700 series

Social Security Administration

Great Lakes Program Service Center

600 West Madison Street

Chicago, Illinois 60606

303 - 315

429 - 500

505 - 515

525 and 585

Social Security Administration

Mid-America Program Service Center

601 East 12th Street

Kansas City, Missouri 64106
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501 - 504

516 - 524

526 - 576 and 586

600 - 626

Social Security Administration

Western Program Service Center

P.O. Box 2000

Richmond, California 94802

DIB claims Disability Review Section

Great Lakes Program Service Center

Social Security Administration

600 West Madison Street, 6th Floor

Chicago, Illinois 60606

Foreign claims - A 

foreign address is any 

address outside the U.S. 

except Puerto Rico, the 

Virgin Islands, Guam, 

and American Samoa.

International Program Policy Staff

Office of International Policy

Social Security Administration

6401 Security Boulevard

Baltimore, Maryland 21235

Appendix C - Social Insurance Within Scope of (4a-1)(ii) 

I. Social Insurance Payments Within The Scope of Section 4(a-1)(ii)

1. Railroad Retirement Act: employee, disability, survivor, and spouse 

annuities.

2. Social Security Act, Title II: old age, disability, wife's, husband's, child's, 

widow's, widower's, mother's, and parent's insurance benefits. (See 

Appendix AIM 17-B for SSA office addresses)

Note: Does not include (a) any annuity or insurance 

benefit payment made to the claimant on behalf of, or for 

the use of, another person, or (b) the commuted value of 

an annuity paid in a lump sum. 

3. Retirement and survivor payments under other Federal laws.

a. Retirement payments for service in the Armed Forces of the United 

States, including the Coast Guard, based on service or disability, or 

both, and survivor benefits paid under the same law. (See Appendix 

17-E for Uniformed Service office addresses)

b. Retirement and survivor payments to Federal civil service employees.

4. Retirement or survivor payments under a public law. For example: to state, 

county, city and village employees, including policemen, firemen, teachers 

and transit workers.
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5. Pension payments under the Old-Age Security Act of Canada [and retirement 

pension payments under the Canadian Pension Plan].

6. Worker's compensation for total disability payable under Federal (Federal 

employees, longshoremen and harbor workers), State, and Canadian law.

7. State Employee Retirement Benefits paid as a statutory retirement annuity for 

specific periods. Some plans allow for a beneficiary protection plan which is 

also subject to section 4(a-1)(ii).

8. Black Lung Benefits under Title IV of the Federal Coal Mine Health and 

Safety Act of 1969.

9. Incapacitation pay, which is a medical benefit armed service members and 

national guard reservists can earn if they are injured, incur a disease or have 

an illness aggravated while performing military duties. The injury must be 

found to have occurred in the line of duty.

II. Payments Not Within The Scope of Section 4(a-1)(ii)

1. Subsistence allowances paid by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and monthly 

family allowances paid to dependents of enlisted men in the Armed Services, 

including the Coast Guard.

2. State old-age assistance payments, public assistance, Supplemental Security 

Income (SSI), and relief payments and payments to the needy blind. 

3. Worker's compensation for partial disability.

4. The following payments made by the Veterans Administration:

a. Disability compensation and pension payments to a veteran; and

b. Death compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, and 

pension payments to dependents of a deceased veteran.

5. Payments under Medicare.

6. Supplemental annuities under the Railroad Retirement Act.

7. Pension payments made by an employer under a privately-maintained 

pension plan.

8. When a deduction is being made from military retirement pay for a former 

spouse, the divorce court will make the distinction between 'equitable 

distribution of a marital estate' (or `division of property'), and an `award of 

alimony'. If the court determines that the portion of a claimants military 

pension is to be paid to a former spouse as part of a `division of property', that 
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portion does not fall within the scope of section 4(a-1)(ii). However, if the 

portion directed is to be paid as alimony, the entire amount of the military 

retirement pay falls within the scope of section 4(a-1)(ii).

9. A court-ordered deduction made from a former spouse’s benefits under the 

RRA is considered a partition payment or payment of property awarded to the 

spouse during a proceeding for divorce or legal separation and is not 

considered social insurance payable to the claimant.

Appendix D - State Waiting Periods for Workman's Compensation

Table Of Waiting Periods For Workmen's Compensation

State Waiting Period

Alabama The waiting period is 7 days and until employer has 

knowledge or notice of injury; none if disability continues 

for 28 days.

Alaska 3 days in addition to day of injury, excepting medical 

services and supplies; none if disability continues for more 

than 28 days.

Arizona 7 days; none if disability continues more than 2 weeks.

Arkansas 7 days; none if disability continues for 2 weeks.

California 7 days; in temporary disability cases payment; may be 

made from first day employee leaves work if disability lasts 

more than 49 days, in permanent disability cases, a 

disability payment shall be made for one week in advance 

on the 8th day after the injury becomes permanent, or the 

date of last payment for temporary disability, whichever 

date first occurs.

Colorado 7 days; none if disability continues for more than 3 weeks.

Connecticut 3 days; none if disability continues 7 days.

Delaware 3 days; none if incapacity extends for a period of 7 days or 

more, results in hospitalization, or is caused by amputation 

of a member.

Florida 7 days; none if disability continues for more than 21 days. 

(Effective with respect to injuries which occur after June 

30, 1959.)
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Georgia 7 days. None if disability continues for 28 consecutive 

days.

Hawaii 2 days in temporary total disability cases. None if disability 

continue for more than 7 days.

Idaho eff. 1/1/72 5 days in total disability cases, unless disability 

exceeds 2 weeks.

Illinois 6 working days in temporary disability cases. None if 

disability continues for more than 21 days.

Indiana 7 days for temporary disability, none if disability exceeds 

28 days.

Iowa 1 week compensation increased by 1/3 during 4th, 5th and 

6th weeks of disability.

Kansas 1 week. Except that if temporary total disability exists for 3 

consecutive weeks payments will be made during such 

temporary total disability.

Kentucky 7 days; none if disability continues more than 2 weeks.

Louisiana 1 week; none if disability continues for 6 weeks or more.

Maine Compensation to begin on 8th day of incapacity, unless 

incapacity continues for more than 14 days, with 

compensation, then allowed from day incapacity began.

Maryland 3 calendar days, none if incapacity extends for a period of 

more than 28 days.

Massachusetts 5 days; none if incapacity extends for a period of 6 days or 

more.

Michigan 1 week; none if disability continues 2 weeks or death 

results from injury.

Minnesota In some cases of temporary disability, either total or partial, 

compensation is computed beginning with the 4th day, 

unless the disability continues for 10 days or more in which 

case compensation is computed from the time of disability. 

Payment of compensation must be made by the employer 

within 30 days of the time he learns of the injury.

Mississippi 5 days; if disability continues 14 days or more, then 
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compensation from date of disability.

Missouri 3 days; none if disability continues longer than 4 weeks.

Montana In cases of alien nonresident dependents or no 

dependents, one week but full compensation if disability 

continues 1 week; in case of resident dependents, one 

week but full compensation if disability continues 1 week, 

plus separate benefits for medical and hospital services 

from date of injury.

Nebraska 1 week; none if disability continues for 6 weeks.

Nevada 5 days; then compensation from date of injury.

New Hampshire 1 week; then compensation from date of injury.

New Jersey 7 days, none if disability exceeds 7 days.

New Mexico 7 days in temporary disability cases, none if disability 

exceeds 4 weeks.

New York 1 week; none if disability continues for more than 14 days.

North Carolina No compensation for the first 7 calendar days unless injury 

results in disability of more than 28 days.

North Dakota 5 days; none if disability continues for more than 5 days.

Ohio 1 week, and no compensation shall be allowed for the first 

week of total disability whenever it may occur unless the 

employee is disabled more than 3 weeks.

Oklahoma 5 days. None if disability continues 5 or more days.

Oregon 3 calendar days, unless disability continues for 14 days or 

workman is an inpatient in a hospital.

Pennsylvania 7 days. None if disability continues more than 6 weeks.

Rhode Island 3 days; none if disability continues for more than 2 weeks.

South Carolina 7 days; none if disability is more than 28 days.

South Dakota 7 days; none if disability is more than 28 days.

Tennessee 1 week; none if disability continues for 14 days.
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Texas 1 week; none if disability of more than 4 weeks.

Utah 3 days. But compensation is payable for these days if 

temporary total disability lasts more than 21 days.

Vermont 1 week; none in total disability cases continuing 7 days 

beyond first week.

Virginia 7 calendar days, compensation shall be allowed from first 

day if incapacity continues for more than 6 weeks.

Washington 3 days, succeeding date of injury unless disability 

continues for 14 days.

West Virginia 3 days but if the period of disability lasts longer than 14 

days, an award shall be allowed for the 3 days.

Wisconsin 3 days exclusive of Sunday (Sunday not excluded if 

employee works on Sunday); none if disability continues 

for more than 10 days.

Wyoming 3 days in temporary total disability cases; none if disability 

continued for more than 8 days.

Dist. of Columbia (Federal Employees Compensation Act) 3 days in 

temporary disability cases, unless disability exceeds 21 

days or is followed by permanent disability (Sec. 752) an 

employee with annual or sick leave to his credit may use 

the leave until it is exhausted in which case compensation 

for disability shall begin on the 4th day of disability after the 

annual or sick leave has ceased (Sec. 758).