Q. I worked for the federal government as a civil servant from 1984 to 1989, when I resigned as a GS-13 to take a private-sector job. I am now considering a return to government service at the same grade/level as when I left. 1. Will the five years I worked previously be credited toward my retirement (anticipated in 2018) for a total of 10 years of service? I was under FERS for my previous five-year employment. 2. Will my vacation be reinstated at the same rate (hours per pay period) as when I left federal service? I believe I was…
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Q. I am recovered from the disability for which I obtained my FERS disability retirement. Should I send my retirement papers along with a letter from my doctor to the Office of Personnel Management retirement section? I am 57 with 21 years of FERS civil service, and I bought back six years of active duty. I have been on FERS retirement since 2007.
Q. I recently received a letter from the Office of Personnel Management that I had gone over the 80 percent limit, and my FERS disability retirement was discontinued. OPM has quoted two different salary figures and different “earned income” in three letters that I received from them. Can you please help clarify as to how to calculate correct 80 percent limitation? Do you report net income under self-employment or gross? Does your earned income includes FERS retirement annuities?
Q. I am eligible for FERS retirement at age 56, with over 38 years of service. I switched from CSRS in 1988 with eight years under CSRS. Are survivor benefits, prior to age 60, an option in lieu of my own special retirement supplement?
Q. If Social Security is not approved but disability retirement is, does that mean I only get the percentage of pay that the FERS disability retirement pays, or is there a procedure in place to make up for the Social Security disability?
Q. I was hired by the Federal Aviation Administration in January 1985 and erroneously placed in FERS. I separated from the FAA in 1998. I have been looking at the information on the Office of Personnel Management website about eligibility, and it appears that I may be eligible for placement in CSRS. I’ve written to OPM for a review of my case as they suggested, but I wanted to get a third party opinion on the matter.
Q. I have 18 years of federal service under FERS and am 51 years old. If my agency rates me unacceptable and removes me for inability to perform, would I be eligible for discontinued service retirement? Would my annuity be postponed until I reach an older age?
Q. I am 31 years old and have been employed by the Veterans Affairs Department under FERS for the past 10 years and 10 months. I resigned from my position because I unexpectedly had my third child and, for a few months, I was told I could drop down to part time. Then I was told that was no longer possible two months before the start of my maternity leave. Since cutting down my hours was no longer an option, I had to resign, and submitted the paperwork to withdraw my retirement. It took three months of waiting, and over…
Q. I worked for the Forest Service in high school in the summers of 1981 and 1982, then permanently in 1983. I was put on leave without pay in October 1983 due to lack of funds. I was under FICA retirement on my SF-50. I joined the active-duty Air Force in January 1984 because I was unemployed. I spent 20 years with the Air Force, retired and started working for the Veterans Affairs Department. Would I qualify for CSRS? I was just told you are FERS, period. But that was before my Forest Service records were obtained to show previous…
Q. I have 21 years in with the Postal Service and will be eligible to retire in four years at age 60 with no penalty. If an early-out is offered, how much money would I be losing in my pension either monthly or yearly by taking it rather than waiting out the four years?