Q. In 1994, I received disability retirement from the Postal Service. I was married at that time and elected for no spousal entitlement. My husband signed off on it. I have since divorced and remarried. When they convert me to regular retirement, will my new husband have to sign off on it to not take spousal benefits?
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Q. I have worked for the Postal Service for nearly 15 years. If I resign and go work for the state of California, will I be able to claim annuity when I am old enough to retire? I am 42. Will I lose the time I spent with the Postal Service, or will I be able to get both federal and state retirement?
Q. In February, I will have 29 years of service as a postal clerk. It is my understanding that after Dec. 31, I can have 100 percent of my sick leave. I know they won’t pay it to me. I have saved more than 2,600 sick leave hours. In what form will I get it back? I still have to work my full 30 years.
Q. The Customs and Border Protection primary officer retirement formula is 1 percent until July 2008 and 1.7 percent after that. Do CBP officers (GS-1895) receive 1.1 percent for the non-modified law enforcement officer time if retiring at age 62 with 20 years of service? It appears that the Office of Personnel Management is not giving CBP officers the 1.1 percent for age 62 with 20 years of service. If not, why not?
Q. I have been employed with the Postal Service for 26 years. I am 64 years old and am eligible for retirement. I would like to work for another year. I have some health issues. If I should die while I am still working, would I lose all that I have paid in to my retirement, or would my wife get my retirement benefits? If so, how much? Or would she only get my life insurance benefit?
Q. When given the chance to convert from FERS to CSRS Offset due to the Federal Erroneous Retirement Coverage Corrections Act, I jumped at the chance since it is a better retirement. One issue I never got fully resolved was that I assume since I was in a 6(c) law enforcement covered position as a physical security specialist (0080 series) I must have been paying into the retirement at a higher rate to cover the early retirement option of FERS law enforcement. I now have more than 25 years with the USSS and six years of military time, which I…
Q. I am a CSRS employee who started with the Postal Service in 1981. However, I worked in a supermarket before the USPS and worked for the union for the past six years. For both of those other jobs, I have paid and still am paying Social Security. I have heard the expression of “having enough quarters” for Social Security retirement. What does that mean, and how many quarters are needed?
Q. I am 53 on disability retirement under CSRS. I have 29 years and six months. When I turn 55, can I convert to regular retirement? Also if the Postal Service offers an early-out, am I eligible?
Q. My grandfather worked as a postmaster in Boyle Heights, Calif., for more than 30 years. He remarried my grandmother after he retired. They were married in 1977, and he passed away in 2003. Is my grandmother able to get part of his retirement pension?
Q. I am a FERS employee who will have 30 years of permanent GS employment in December 2015. I have six months of temporary time as a GS employee, which would move my 30 years to April 2015. Can I buy back the temporary time? If so, how do I start this process?