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Q. I was informed that unscheduled hours that were/are worked while being a part-time employee are creditable toward years of service. I am a CSRS employee. I began my service as a full-time nurse in 1983. I changed my status to part time in 1995. I returned to full-time status in 2011. From 1995 to 2011, I worked many unscheduled hours. How are unscheduled hours computed toward my creditable service time? A. Only hours of work from which retirement deductions were taken are creditable for retirement purposes. You’ll have to check with your personnel office to see if they can…

Q. I have 33 years in and am under CSRS. I will be 60 years old in May. I served less than two years in the Army in my 20s. I am a WG-8 making almost $25 an hour. I receive correspondence statements from Social Security that if I retire at age 62, I would be eligible for approximately $300 based on a second job 12 years ago and jobs before joining the government in the 1980s. 1. Should I buy back the time I have in the Army? 2. Will the buyback help increase my Social Security? Or will…

Q. I am a federal employee under FERS and plan to retire from my current job at full retirement age and then continue working. Would I be able to work full time or part time for another federal entity without negative consequence? I’ve heard that there are new provisions being contemplated to allow retired federal employees to return to work part time in federal employment? A. There is a new law, but it doesn’t apply to someone retiring from one agency and moving to another. It only applies to an employee who retires and continues as a part-timer in their…

Q. Who is eligible for phased retirement under the bill that Congress passed that will allow retirement-eligible federal employees to work part time? A. The law applies to anyone who has met the age and service requirements to retire on an unreduced annuity except for law enforcement officers — including Customs and Border Protection, Capitol Police and Supreme Court officers — firefighters, nuclear materials couriers and air traffic controllers, all of whom face a mandatory retirement age. However, the decision on whether to use the new authority rests solely with the employee’s agency.

Q. I am retired through a federal disability retirement system. Can I work for a state or local agency without it affecting my disability status or annuity payments? The job is part time; will not go over the 80 percent rule of income; and is totally different from the job I had when I was approved for federal disability. A. Yes, as long as you don’t exceed the 80 percent limit and your reports in response to requests from the Office of Personnel Management don’t reveal that you’ve sufficiently recovered from your disabling condition to no longer be considered disabled.

Q. I worked 30 years under CSRS and when the judge for whom I worked retired, our office was “abolished,” and the law clerk and I lost our jobs. I then worked in the civilian sector for six years. I returned to federal court under CSRS Offset for 1½ years. Because of part-time jobs and the six years I worked in the civilian sector, I was eligible for Social Security. I retired after 31½ years of CSRS and the necessary quarters for SS. When SS sent projections before I turned 62, it indicated I would receive about $700 a month…

Q. I am a Postal Service employee involved in a reduction in force. Could I transfer to a permanent part-time position with the Transportation Security Administration and maintain my current retirement benefits as a civil service employee? A. Yes.

Q. I will be 64 this year and am considering retirement as a Senate employee. If I retire and begin my annuity from FERS, can I be employed part time and not lose any of my annuity or benefits if I earn less than the earnings limit set by Social Security? A. With rare exception, if you retire and are re-employed by the federal government, the salary of your new position will be reduced by the amount of your annuity. So, before you accept another position, you’ll need to find out if it is exempted from this basic provision of…

Q. My husband worked for the federal government for about 40 years under CSRS, and he is now receiving a generous monthly pension. I worked various part-time jobs over the years, and I currently work for the federal government. When I retire, I will have worked less than 20 years under FERS, so I will be entitled to a small federal pension, and Social Security. Our primary source of income is my husband’s CSRS retirement. If my husband should predecease me, I know I will receive a widow’s pension of approximately 55 percent of what he is currently receiving. Would…

Q. I was hired in 1985 as rural carrier relief, then converted to rural carrier associate. I became full time in January 1995. I was allowed to buy back time for 1985-89. Do I receive full credit for four years toward retirement? How is the time from 1985-89 counted? A. You’ll find the method used to compute an annuity that includes part-time service at www.opm.gov/pubs/handbook/C055.pdf.

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