Railroad Retirement Board

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

844 North Rush Street, Chicago, IL 60611-2092

Phone, 312-751-4776. Fax, 312-751-7154

Office of Legislative Affairs: Suite 500, 1310 G Street NW., Washington, DC 20005-3004

Phone, 202-272-7742. Fax, 202-272-7728

Chairman Glen L. Bower

Labor Member V.M. Speakman, Jr.

Management Member Jerome F. Kever

Inspector General Martin J. Dickman

General Counsel Catherine C. Cook

Deputy General Counsel Steven A. Bartholow

Director, Hearings and Appeals Dale G. Zimmerman

Director, Legislative Affairs Marian P. Gibson

Director, Programs Bobby V. Ferguson

Director, Assessment and Training Catherine A. Leyser

Director, Field Service Ronald J. Dammon

Director, Operations Robert J. Duda

Director, Policy and Systems John L. Thoresdale

Director, Resource Management Center Martha M. Barringer

Director, Administration Kenneth P. Boehne

Chief Actuary Frank J. Buzzi

Chief Financial Officer Peter A. Larson

Chief Information Officer (vacancy)

Director of Equal Opportunity Leo Franklin

Director, Personnel Charlene T. Kukla

Director, Public Affairs William G. Poulos

Director, Quality Assurance (vacancy)

Director, Supply and Service Henry M. Valiulis

Secretary to the Board Beatrice E. Ezerski

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The Railroad Retirement Board administers comprehensive retirement-

survivor and unemployment-sickness benefit programs for the Nation's railroad workers and their families.

The Railroad Retirement Board was established by the Railroad Retirement Act of 1934, as amended (45 U.S.C. 201--228z-1).

The Board derives statutory authority from the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231-231u) and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 351-369). It administers these acts and participates in the administration of the Social Security Act and the Health Insurance for the Aged Act insofar as they affect railroad retirement beneficiaries.

The Board is composed of three members appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate--one upon recommendations of representatives of employees; one upon recommendations of carriers; and one, the Chairman, as a public member.

Activities

The Railroad Retirement Act provides for the payment of annuities to individuals who have completed at least 10 years of creditable service and have ceased compensated service upon their attainment of specified ages, or at any age if permanently disabled for all employment. In some...