Q. I started federal service May 12, 1986. I was told that I was tagged as CSRS Interim because I didn’t have five years of service prior to FERS being initiated in 1987. Is that the proper process, and where can I read about this?
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Q. I am a federal employee with 38 years of service in CSRS. I have 3,445 hours of sick leave, which I want to convert to retirement. I have been told my sick leave gives me days off based on 2,087 hours being a year, but for retirement, that 2,087 number does not apply to retirement; 2,087 does not equal one year of retirement add-on. How do I compute the number of days, months, years I can add to my 38 years when I retire?
Q. I am a level 13 postmaster who will receive a reduction-in-force notice in June 2014. My position as EAS 13 Postmaster will be demoted to an EP-55 Part-time Career employee. My plans were to take the RIF in June and leave in September 2014. I am 51 years old and have been a CSRS employee since I was hired in 1983. I was counting on leaving under the discontinued service retirement in June. However, now that they have offered this Voluntary Early Retirement Authority even though it offers no incentive, should I take the “safe” out now or wait…
Q. My husband resigned from federal service eight months shy of fulfilling five years of service. If he returns to the federal government and has left his retirement in place, I know that he will begin accruing time toward his five years vestment. However, do his years of service also accrue from where his time left off – four years and four months?
Q. I am a federal employee under CSRS for 40 years. When I am receiving pension, am I eligible to get half of my husband’s Social Security benefit? And if he dies before me, will I be able to collect his Social Security benefit?
Q. I have recently paid off my military deposit. When will my service computation date be updated, or does that date not change?
Q. I retired in June 2011 at age 56 with 32 years at the Postal Service under CSRS. When I turn 62, will I be able to apply for Social Security benefits without reducing CSRS benefits? I have enough quarters to draw a small amount from Social Security.
Q. I’ve been an employee for more than 30 years. However, four of my permanent years were taken away from the law enforcement 20-year retirement. So I have 18.5 years of LE retirement. My age is 60. Is there talk of an early-out for National Park Service employees? I need to wait for the LE retirement to kick in as I would get almost twice as much in retirement.
Q. I’m a CSRS annuitant who retired from the Veterans Affairs Department in 2009. I have a chance to be rehired at the same position but as a temporary not to exceed two years. Will this affect my annuity?
Q. I am 64 years old with 31 years of creditable service. Under what circumstances would I be eligible for severance pay?