In an effort to increase engagement in UnitedHealthcare/Optum’s wellness coaching programs, UnitedHealthcare (UHC) is sponsoring a sweepstakes campaign through RAILROAD HEALTHLINK. This sweepstakes is open to all railroad employees and their eligible dependents (18 years and older) who are enrolled with UnitedHealthcare for their medical benefits under the Railroad Employees National Health and Welfare Plan.
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA), employers are not only responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees, they are prohibited from retaliating against employees who engage in protected whistleblower conduct such as raising safety concerns or reporting injuries and illness. OSHA continues to vigorously prosecute whistleblower violations, and
BNSF Railway Co. has been found in violation of the Federal Railroad Safety Act by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for disciplining an employee at its Murray Yard complex for following a physician’s treatment plan. The company has been ordered to pay the conductor $12,000 in damages, remove disciplinary
Yourtracktohealth.com has released information to improve Railroad Employees health. The release includes: • Prediabetes:• Featured Live Healthy Content: Cross-Training – The Benefits of Mixing Exercises• New Video Content in the Video Library: How much exercise should you get in a week?• Open Enrollment Coming Soon: Begins October 1, 2014 – mark your calendars• Health FSA
Railroad employees with railroad service prior to October 1981 who retire at age 60 and older with 30 years of service or 65 and older with 25-29 years of service, and have a current railroad connection may be entitled to a Supplemental Annuity in an amount up to $43 per month depending on years of
Whistleblowers covered by one of 22 statutes administered by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will now be able to file complaints online. The online form will provide workers who have been retaliated against an additional way to reach out for OSHA assistance online. “The ability of workers to
TCU joined with other Unions and Business in support of a bill introduced by Reps. Pat Tiberi (R-Ohio) and Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) that would end the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) reinsurance fee beginning in 2014. TCU has repeatedly worked to end the reinsurance tax that the ACA has placed on all health care plans. This
Members covered under the Railroad Employees National Health and Welfare Plan, the Plan, still have an opportunity to enroll in the Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for 2014. Members who wished to enroll but failed to do so by the open enrollment deadline have until December 1, 2013 to enroll in the FSA for 2014. This
The Administrative Review Board of the Department of Labor decisively upheld an OSHA Administrative Law Judge’s decision that the Federal Rail Safety Act (FRSA) protects rail workers from being disciplined when they follow a physician’s treatment plan for off-duty injuries. The case involved a signalman who was assessed a six day suspension for violating PATH’s
In a letter to Kenneth Gradia, Chairman of the National Carriers Conference Committee (NCCC), the Cooperating Railway Labor Organizations (CRLO) Chairman Bob Scardelletti asked for the matter of spousal benefits for same-sex married couples to be immediately addressed. In the letter Scardelletti states, “On behalf of the Cooperating Railway Labor Organizations (“CRLO”), I am writing
