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Appeals Process

• Request reconsideration or waiver of an overpayment in writing from an RRB office
  • within 60 days
• Appeal to Bureau of Hearings and Appeals
  • within 60 days
• Appeal to the three-member Board
  • within 60 days
• Appeal to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
  • within one year if retirement/survivor appeal
  • within 90 days if unemployment/sickness appeal

Notes:

• Appeal to Bureau of Hearings and Appeals - may be decided on the basis of the written record or a hearing may be held by telephone, videoconference, or in person. When held in person, the hearing is usually held near the claimant’s home town so claimant doesn’t incur large expenses.
• Appeal to Board - reviewed by the three-member Board on the basis of the written record which may be supplemented.
• Employers have the right to protest unemployment-sickness claims of their employees, but such protests do not prevent timely payment of benefits. However, employees may be required to repay benefits if their employers’ protests are successful. The employer also has the right to appeal an unfavorable decision to the Bureau of Hearings and Appeals.