Q. I am, a 1811 employee who will be 57. I face mandatory to retirement in 2012, with 23 years of service under FERS. Two questions: 1) Regarding the supplement from OPM, is there a earnings test/limit associated with the benefit? Or can I make more then the $14,000 without any reduction to the supplement? 2) Regarding returning to federal service, law enforcement or non-law enforcement position, is that possible and what is the process to prevent a reduction in my pay/annuity? Is there a special term/classification I need to address in the application process? A. First, because you will…
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Q. I have been employed as an 1811 Criminal Investigator since May 3, 1982. My currecnt age is 55 and I am still employed in this capacity, and having fun! However, with mandatory retirement looming in less than two years I am interviewing for other jobs, some of which are not 1811 positions. Based on my time in grade I am vested in the federal law enforcement retirement system; I maintained my CSRS retirement plan. If offered a non-1811 position, would it be more beneficial for me to retire and take a job? Or, because of my time in grade as an…
Q. I took an immediate retirement at age 51 under the law enforcement provision of CSRS with 30 years of service. Mandatory retirement is age 57. After one month, I returned to federal service in a term position as a re-employed annuitant with a dual compensation waiver (pension plus salary). My term position may expire in the next 12 months. Can I forgo my CSRS pension and compete for a law enforcement position again? Assuming the new position is a promotion over my last permanent position, would my CSRS pension be recalculated upon my final retirement? Would I be obligated to…
Q. I am a law enforcement (6c) FERS employee who plans to retire at the end of 2012 with 25 years of (6c) coverage. I also have two years and two months under regular FERS before I entered my covered law enforcement position and I bought back three years military time. I know how my covered (6c) time will be calculated. My question is: How will my two years, two months of regular FERS and my three years of bought-back military time be calculated and included in my annuity. A. Everything above those 20 years of law enforcement-covered service will…
Q. I am a FERS law enforcement federal employee with 22 years in and eligible to retire. I am suppose to receive an OPM supplement of approximately $800 a month. I understand that I start receiving the supplement when OPM finally determines (with 6-12 months) the correct amount of my retirement. Do I get back pay on approximately $5,000-$10,000 of the supplement or do I lose the $800 a month until OPM decides to process my retirement? A. The special retirement supplement, like any shortage caused by receiving an interim tather than a final annuity, will be made whole when the adjudication…
Q: I recently retired from the FBI in a non-law enforcement position. However, I started federal service in 1971 (Drug Enforcement Administration special agent, customs special agent) and stayed in that position for about 15 years. I then went into the private sector for 18 years. After retiring from the private sector, I returned to the government with the FBI. After a total of 20 years, I retired. The Office of Personnel Management advised me that although I contributed the higher amounts to the 6(c) retirement for three-quarters of my federal service, there was no provision for either a partial-6(c)…
Q: I work in the area of law enforcement with the Bureau of Prisons. We have a mandatory requirement to retire at age 57. We are forced out without any rights to stay. My question is: Are we eligible for unemployment compensation benefits because we no longer have a job? Even though we are able to work and it is not our decision to leave. If so, how long are we allowed to claim unemployment benefits? A: While it’s unlikely that you’d qualify for unemployment compensation, such determinations are made by the state in which you reside. Once you have been…
Q: I retire from the bureau of prisons as a correctional officer in two years. My entire 20 years will be as a guard. When I retire, I will be 54 years old. Under the special law enforcement provision of Social Security, am I entitled to a partial draw from Social Security at age 54? A: Assuming that you are a law enforcement officer and are covered under the special provision that allows you retire at age 50 with 20 years of service, you would immediately be entitled to the special retirement supplement. The SRS approximates the Social Security benefit…
Q: I am a FERS employee of DHS. I entered duty in May 1994 as a 6(C) Law Enforcement Coverage employee — job series GS 1801-5 (before my 37th birthday). In October 1995, I transferred to a non-6(C) position and was promoted to GS 1801-12 (7 years). In October 2002 I was back to a 6(C)-covered GS1801-12 position. Since early 2004 to now I am under the 6(C) coverage and have moved up to GS 1801-14. I have seven years of non-6(C) coverage; am I subjected to the mandatory retirement at age of 57? A: No. According to OPM, “If…
Q: I will retire from the federal probation system in July 2012 at the mandatory age of 57. Can I be hired by the TSA in a non-law enforcement position and continue to receive my federal retirement? If not, what will be the arrangement? A: In most cases, the salary of your new position would be offset by the amount of your annuity. If you worked for at least one year, you’d receive a supplemental annuity based on that service. If you worked for at least five years, your annuity would be recalculated as if you had never retired. On…