Agency: 
Railroad Retirement Board
Scheme Nickname: 
Board hearings on specified RRA/RUIA non-benefit matters

Hearings conducted by the Board on specified non-benefit matters arising under the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) or Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA), namely: employer or employee status under the RRA (Parts 258 & 259); determining employer liability for contributions under the RUIA (Part 319); employer contribution rate protests or contribution liens (Part 345); and, other RRA/RUIA-related matters not covered under Parts 260 (RRA) and 320 (RUIA).

Comments/Notes on Adjudication Structure: 
Matters may be heard by the Board as a 3-member panel, by individual Board members, or by referral to a hearing examiner for fact-finding hearings.
Types of Adjudication: 
Type B
Comments/Notes on Related Schemes: 
For this scheme (RRBBDHRG0003), the Board serves as a hearing-level body for specified cases. In other related schemes (RRBOBENE001 & RRBPFCRA0002), the Board serves as an appellate body.
Verified by Agency: 
Verified
Is this a Major Adjudication: 
Yes