Extended unemployment benefits
Posted by Lou on Mar 23, 2009
Here are the newest Information about the Unemployment benefits. Below is the FAQ. You can find out if you are qualified for the 13-week extension.
The Information can also found on the RRB Website. Hope this information bring some light into your Tunnel. You can also Download this information (and than some) in a PDF I created in my Downloads Section.
The Act also provides an appropriation of $20 million to be used for payment of additional extended unemployment benefits under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act. The new law provides the temporary extended benefits to employees receiving normal unemployment benefits for days between July 1, 2008, and June 30, 2009.
- Railroad workers who previously were not eligible for extended unemployment benefits because they did not have 10 years of service may be eligible for benefits of up to 65 days within an extended period consisting of 7 consecutive 2-week registration periods.
- Railroad workers who previously were eligible for extended unemployment benefits of up to 65 days may now be eligible for benefits of up to 130 days within an extended period consisting of 13 consecutive 2-week registration periods.
- The latest date that an extended benefit period under these special provisions may begin is December 31, 2009, with payments stopping when the $20 million has been expended.
The RRB will notify eligible individuals of their new rights to extended benefits and provide additional information about those benefits as soon as possible.
Vice President Biden, Railroad Administrator, Members of Congress Announce Funding for Amtrak in Recovery Act
Posted by Lou on Mar 16, 2009
Standing at Washington, DC’s Union Station, one of the most traveled railway stations in the nation, Vice President Joe Biden announced that Amtrak will receive $1.3 billion in grant funding from the recently enacted American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to expand passenger rail capacity. He was joined by Jo Strang, Acting Federal Railroad Administrator, along with several members of Congress, including: Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA); Senator John Kerry (D-MA); Senator John D. Rockefeller, IV (D-W.Va); Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL); Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ); Senator Ted Kaufman (D-DE); Congressman Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.); Congresswoman Corrine Brown (D-FL); Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD); Congressman Rick Larsen (D-WA); Congressman Christopher Carney (D-PA); and Congressman Andre Carson (D-IN).
Extended unemployment Benefits
Posted by Lou on Mar 5, 2009
New Economic Recovery Legislation Affects Railroad Retirement Annuitants and Railroad Workers
Good news for all of us running out of Rail Road Unemployment Benefits. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, signed by President Obama, spools us a little bit more hope into our wallets. As announced by the RRB perhaps from May 2009 on we will get a one time $250 and a 13 weeks extension for our Unemployment Benefits. There is a PDF-Document in my Download Section that gives you more information. On the RRB Phone Line are some information’s, too. The Number to call is (877) 772-5772. Not much information on that Tape but, hey, start to make more room in your Fridge. The Link to their Web Site is www.rrb.gov. Hope this information helps and let’s look forward for May.
The United States Department of Labor said : Extended Benefits are available to workers who have exhausted regular unemployment insurance benefits during periods of high unemployment. The basic Extended Benefits program provides up to 13 additional weeks of benefits when a State is experiencing high unemployment. Some States have also enacted a voluntary program to pay up to 7 additional weeks (20 weeks maximum) of Extended Benefits during periods of extremely high unemployment.
More Information avail at NELP, the National Employment Law Project, and from Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of Government. Don’t forget to visit the Kid’s Page, Nancy’s Grandaughter talks about her eating habbits. Somehow, if you can’t see anything on their Web Site click on the ‘Adjust Text Size Button’ – worked for me.
