Q. I am a Postal Service employee in FERS with 28 years of service. If I am offered a Voluntary Early Retirement Authority and accepted it, would my accrued sick leave be added to my service time?
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Q. Last week, I told Joplin Social Security that I was going to retire Nov.30, but my work has asked me to work half days for a few months. Will this affect my first Social Security check in January? How much can I make without paying a penalty? Do I have to tell the Joplin office that I am going to work 20 hours after I told them I was going to retire Nov. 30?
Q. A good friend of mine was recently fired/released from duty because he did not meet the stringent medical standards of the Pentagon Police Department. We fall under the Pentagon Force Protection Agency. He has failed several hearing tests over the past two years. His conversational hearing is fine, but he fails the low- or high-frequency portion of the rigid test. His own doctor has tested him and says he is perfectly fine for duty. But the agency did not accept the second opinion. And one of his main concerns is that he was hired three years ago with the…
Q. I’m a full-time federal employee (under FERS) and when I was in college, I worked each Christmas at the post office (1966-1969). I was considered a federal employee and still have my payroll statements. I was told at a federal retirement seminar that I could make a deposit to the retirement system and have that time counted toward my retirement. I submitted the usual paperwork to credit this work but was told I must apply through the Postal Service. Any suggestions? I’ve checked their retirement website but don’t see any forms to credit to FERS.
Q. I started working for the Postal Service in 1975. At that time, I was 20 years and eight months old. I did not pay into Social Security as I was CSRS employee. What happens to the monies paid in by myself and my employers prior to going to work for the post office? Why should I continue to work at another job to try and get the required number of quarters to only receive approximately one-third of what I would have drawn were I not a government retiree? It seems since I have only worked approximately 10 to 12 quarters…
Q. I am soon to retire from active duty with 20.5 years. I am 39 years old, and I would like to apply for a federal firefighter position. What is the cutoff age for a vet like myself? Is it true that a primary firefighter position’s maximum age is 37, while a secondary firefighter (admin) position has no maximum age requirement?
Q. I am expecting to retire soon and just discovered the existence of the Federal Erroneous Retirement Coverage Corrections Act, which has the potential of being a game-changer in the ultimate decisions that will be required. As I have little to no faith in the Office of Personnel Management, my employer, the Postal Service, has even less credibility. I was hoping to locate an honest broker before moving ahead with retirement plans. So far, I had less than zero success and am asking you for any assistance in ensuring my retirement options are understood.
Q. I was appointed in 1992 at age 43 to my current position, an approved “secondary” law enforcement position within the judicial branch. I just completed my 21st year in the position and am retiring in January. Despite being in an approved law enforcement position, I am not in the LE retirement plan but rather regular FERS. Because the agency decided to hire me when I was beyond 37 years old, can they now say that because I was over 37 at time of appointment, I am not eligible for law enforcement retirement?
Q. I will be retiring with 26 years of law enforcement 6(c) service plus four years of military time that I have bought back. Once I begin my annuity, what will be the premium cost to remain in my federal health insurance plan? Will I continue paying only the employee share, or will I now be responsible for both the employee and government share of my plan?
Q. I am a CSRS federal law enforcement retiree (age 50 with 20 years of service). Other than having paid into FICA taxes, I never paid into Social Security like present FERS employees. When I turn 65, am I eligible for both Medicare parts A and B? If not, how do you suggest I proceed to supplement my coverage?