Divided High Court: Railroad Board Benefit Denial Subject To Judicial Review

Mealey's (February 3, 2021, 12:22 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A divided U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 3 ruled that the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board’s denial of a former railroad worker’s request to reopen a benefits request under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA) and the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) is subject to judicial review because it constitutes a final decision of the board....