Q: I’m in a 6C law enforcement covered position and will be reaching nine years of service when I turn 43. I am thinking of taking a Non-LEO (non-coverage) federal government position in the next few months. Once I do that can I ever return to a 6C federal law enforcement position, and how long would I have to wait before returning? A: You could return to a law enforcement position if someone wants to hire you. To give you a time frame, law enforcement officers are subject to mandatory separation at age 57. However, if you were rehired at…
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Q: I am a federal law enforcement employee with 20 years covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System FERS plus five years worth of military buyback time. I have six more years before I will face mandatory retirement at my 57th birthday. I want to transfer to a non-LEO position with another federal agency so I can keep working. Please confirm that if I do transfer to a non-LEO position with another federal agency that I can keep working past 57 and not face mandatory retirement, and that my 20 years of FERS LEO service will transfer over at the…
Q: Are Social Security and Medicare taxes withheld from Federal Employees Retirement System annuity and supplement checks for retired law enforcement officers? A: No, they are not.
Q. I earned my 20 years as a law enforcement officer on Nov. 18. However, I am only 46 yrs old. Can I leave federal service and apply for my retirement on my 50th birthday or do I have to be employed by the government until age 50 and then apply for retirement? A. If you resigned from the government, you could apply for a deferred annuity when you reach your minimum retirement age, which in your case would be 56. However, there are downsides to doing that. Alternatively, you could look around for a non-LEO covered federal job. If you…
Q. I am in federal law enforcement and, therefore, covered under the special retirement criteria. I cannot seem to get a straight answer for this question. On Sept. 2, 2011, at age 47, I will have 25 years of federal service (22 as an LEO and three as a non-LEO). Everything I read states 25 years of federal service at any age. Is it 25 years of law enforcement only, or do I qualify as long as I have 20 years of federal law enforcement and five years from any other federal time? My HR person recently prepared a retirement…
Q: I am a federal law enforcement officer covered under FERS. When I retire, I will be eligible to receive the SRS payment. I understand that it will be subject to an earnings test once I reach age 57 (mandatory retirement). I also understand that at age 62 the supplement will end, as I will then be eligible for Social Security. My question is, if I continue to work once I retire from law enforcement and I make enough money annually to eliminate any SRS payment, is that money forfeited forever? Can I get back those “lost SRS payments” when…
Q: I retired as a federal law enforcement officer (Series 1811, Treasury IRS Criminal Investigations) during 2010, and accepted a federal excepted service, law enforcement position with Department of Defense’s Inspector General the very next day. Do I have to worry about cashing out my annual leave (approximately 350 hours) with Treasury? Do I need a break in service equal to the annual leave time before I begin/began work with DoD, before the annual leave is cashed out? Both HR departments did not mention any such treatment of annual leave. An employee in my similar situation advised that I may…
Q: My husband and I are both federal law enforcement officers. The family health plan is under my husband. We both plan to retire this year. He wants me to waive my survivor annuity and he says I will still be covered under our federal Blue Cross/Blue Shield plan because I was covered for the last five years of my employment under the Federal Employees Health Benefits family plan that he carried. He wants a bigger retirement check. My question is, if I sign the survivor annuity waiver and he dies before me, am I still automatically covered under our…
Q: Can we hire a current Veterans Affairs Department employee who is a well-qualified police officer (now serving under the regular Federal Employees Retirement System) as a firefighter if he is 58 years old? He also happens to be preference-eligible. Are we required to do a waiver for his age, which would mean he would retire at age 78? Is there an option for him to elect the regular retirement system and work as long as he wants? What if he’s not interested in retiring and just wants to work for a while? A: Under 5 USC 3307, agencies are…
Q: I’m in a 6C law enforcement covered position and will be reaching 20 years of service in that same position this coming January. I will be 46 years old. As soon as I reach 20 years, can I transfer out of the LE series to an administrative job (no 6C coverage) and still have my complete enhanced retirement benefits when I decide to retire 10 years from now? A: Yes, you can.