Railroad Reps: Your Benefits Form Gets a Quick Polish
Published Date: 7/11/2025
Notice
Summary
The Railroad Retirement Board wants your thoughts on a small update to a form used by employee representatives to report their status and pay. This affects railway labor officials who need to fill out Form DC-2 to keep their benefits. The change is minor, won’t cost extra, and your feedback helps make the process easier and clearer.
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Railway Employee Reps Must File Form DC-2
If you are an employee representative of a railway labor organization, you must complete Form DC-2 (Employee Representative's Report of Compensation, OMB 3220-0014) to obtain or retain Railroad Retirement benefits. The Railroad Retirement Board proposes a minor change to the Paperwork Reduction Act notice section of Form DC-2, and it requests public comments; one response is requested from each respondent. The notice says the change is minor and will not add extra cost and that feedback can help make the form clearer.
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