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Business Service Center
Please use the above link to access online forms, locate
paticipating medical providers or find information regarding benefits.
MTA Extends Deadlines:
Because
information from New York State was not distributed until mid-December, when many employees were either taking time off or
distracted by year-end work deadlines and holiday planning, the MTA is extending the deadlines for its health insurance opt-out
pilot program and the health insurance open enrollment period through Friday, January 13, 2012.
Opt-Out Pilot Program
For non-represented employees,
the incentive for choosing to opt out is $3,000 if you have family coverage or $1,000 if you have individual coverage.
For
represented employees, the opt-out amounts are $550 for an individual plan and $1,100 for a family plan.
You can only take advantage of the opt-out if you provide
evidence of alternate health insurance. This is a pilot program that the MTA may cancel or modify at its discretion at any
time without prior notice.
For more information and forms, go to the Business Service
Center website.
Open Enrollment
The deadline to choose an alternate
health care provider has also been extended to January 13, 2012. The annual open enrollment for the New York State Health
Insurance Program (NYSHIP) applies to all MTA full-time employees.
You can choose coverage from the Empire Plan or an available
health maintenance organization (HMO). Please refer to the NYSHIP Health Insurance Choices for 2012 booklet.
Forms are available on the BSC portal - www.mtabsc.info ( http://www.mtabsc.info/ ).
BSC Contact Information:
Telephone: 646-376-0123
Fax: 212-852-8700
email:
bscservice@mtabsc.org
Forms
L.I.R.R. Sick
L.I.R.R. Personal Day
L.I.R.R. Bereavement
*Notice to all L.I.R.R. Retirees*
The Jamaica L.I.R.R. Pension Office will no longer be your contact point,
you will now have to call the:
MTA Business Service Center- 646-376-0123
The new
Business Service Center has taken over administrating the L.I.R.R. M.T.A. Pensions and your benefits.
Rail Road Retirement, Westbury District Office:
516 334-5940 or 718 835-7808
L.I.R.R. Absence Control Policy- as of July 2011
Click to view changes to LIRR Military Leave Policy
Click here for information regarding the Railroad Retirement Act
Rail safety Improvement Act
Some of the provisions that will be affecting us have to do with training, certification and hours
of service reform. For more information click below:
Rail Safety Improvement Act 2008- Highlights.
For even more on the rail safety bill courtesy of the BRS National Organization click here.
Click the link below for the F.R.A. Interpretation of Supervisions Entrance To The Exam Room Of an Injured Employee
Attention All Veterans(LIRR Sig and Comm)
The Long
Island Rail Road Asst. Signalman Phase 2 training program has been approved by the Veterans Administration for financial support
while enrolled in Phase 2 (retro active up to one year). If you are a Veteran who enrolled in the G.I. Bill, or for more info,
please contact Lori Ebbighousen from the training dept. at 718 558 3101 or Bill White at 516 697 2007.
DOT publishes Final Rule on Proceedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs, which will go into
effect on August 25, 2008. For more information please click here.
Layoff Assistance-
via Unionplus
If you are a union member currently participating in a Union Plus program and are laidoff
or downsized, you're eligible for special financial assistance. Whether you are trying to avoid forclosure, looking for prescription
discounts or legal advice you may find some the answers that you are looking for. To learn about the unique ways union members
can get assistance please follow the link below or visit the Unionplus website:
Surviving Layoffs & Downsizing - for union members
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