{"id":52077,"date":"2020-05-21T18:34:39","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T22:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?p=52077"},"modified":"2020-05-21T18:34:39","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T22:34:39","slug":"rrb-labor-member-testing-underway-enhanced-payments-expected-in-a-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/rrb-labor-member-testing-underway-enhanced-payments-expected-in-a-week\/","title":{"rendered":"RRB Labor Member: Testing underway, enhanced benefit payments expected in a week","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>From RRB Labor Member John Bragg:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn my last update, I explained that Phase 2 of the Railroad Retirement Board\u2019s (RRB) CARES Act implementation plan was targeted for completion by the end of May.\u00a0 Phase 2 of the RRB\u2019s plan provides for the additional $1,200 per registration period for claims beginning April 1, 2020, or later.\u00a0 I am happy to report that final testing is underway as I draft this message.\u00a0 Barring any unforeseen complications, we anticipate making the first payments under Phase 2 within a week.\u00a0 I am grateful for the commitment of RRB employees who have worked tirelessly to implement computer programming changes to issue these payments, in recognition that they are crucial to our brothers and sisters in the railroad community.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_50380\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50380\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/John-Bragg.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-50380\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50380\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">RRB Labor Member John Bragg<\/figcaption><\/figure>Recently, we have been receiving inquiries regarding railroad employees filing for unemployment insurance (UI) benefits with the RRB while being compensated for work as union representatives.\u00a0 Employees must report all full-time and part-time work to the RRB when filing for benefits, including work as a union representative.\u00a0 If pay is received for a particular day, the employee should not claim the day as a day of unemployment.\u00a0 Instead, the employee should report the pay on the claim form with the appropriate code (for example, \u2018E\u2019 for a day employed, or \u2018P\u2019 for a vacation day or holiday pay).\u00a0 There are certain conditions where part-time work does not affect entitlement to benefits.\u00a0 In general, if the pay is no more than $15 a day for work which is substantially less than full-time and not inconsistent with the holding of full-time employment, it may be considered \u201csubsidiary remuneration\u201d and will not affect payment of UI benefits.\u00a0 Employees should keep in mind that\u00a0<b>the RRB must make a determination in advance of whether benefits are payable for days where part-time work was performed. \u00a0<\/b>Following are 2 examples provided for illustrative purposes:<br \/>\nExample 1:\u00a0 A claimant receives a salary of $350 per month for serving as secretary-treasurer of the local lodge of his union.\u00a0 He performs a variety of duties at his own convenience while holding down a full-time railroad job in his craft.\u00a0 The average payment per day is not more than $15 and therefore it will likely be determined to be subsidiary remuneration.\u00a0 If the claimant is laid off from his full-time railroad job but still receives $350 per month union salary, he should contact the RRB to see if unemployment benefits may be paid to him.<br \/>\nExample 2: A claimant receives a salary of $500 per month for serving as secretary-treasurer of the local lodge of his union.\u00a0 He performs a variety of duties at his own convenience while holding down a full-time railroad job in his craft.\u00a0 The average payment per 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