Q. I’m 49, with 26 years in the NAF retirement program. I won’t be accepting a transfer of function outside my commuting area, so I’ll be involuntary separated. Based on everything I’ve read in AR215-3 3-25, I should be eligible for both discontinued service retirement and severance pay. Severance pay would be authorized in my case since my immediate annuity will be reduced 12 percent based on my age (2 percent for every year I’m away from 55). I’m now hearing that the following paragraph would prevent me from receiving severance pay: AR215-3 3-25 h. “Exclusions from severance pay. Severance…
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Q. I am 62 years old with more than 10 years of service. I am on a Schedule A excepted service term appointment that is soon to expire. I came to this appointment from a competitive service, permanent position at the request of my agency, but the funds for the program are now, unexpectedly, about to run out. I am told that I am not eligible for severance pay because I am eligible for an immediate FERS annuity (age 62 and five years of service), but I do not wish to voluntarily retire. Can my department make me retire without…
Q. If a FERS employee is eligible for a deferred retirement (30 years qualifying service but not yet at minimum retirement age) but is involuntarily separated (instead of resigning) and receives severance pay upon separation, can he still file for and receive a deferred retirement later upon attaining his MRA? Also, is it true that a deferred annuity is not subject to reduction if applied for at MRA when the employee had at least 30 years of service? A. Yes and yes.
Q. I have 36 years of creditable service under CSRS, and I am 56 years of age. In a reduction-in-force situation, assuming I was not placed in another government position, would I be entitled to both 52 weeks severance pay and an immediate annuity? A. Because you’d be eligible for an annuity, you wouldn’t be eligible for severance pay.
Q. I am 46 with 22 years of service, and have been told that I will soon receive a letter of directed reassignment to a job in my same grade far outside my commuting area. When the letter arrives, if I should decline to move to the new position, what are my options for drawing retirement? How about insurance? Severance pay? What about my 401(k) in the Thrift Savings Plan? My performance ratings are not an issue. A. Reg: Because you wouldn’t meet the age and service requirements to retire, you’d only have one option. If you didn’t take a refund of…
Q. I am a National Guard technician being medically disqualified from my military position, which is causing me to lose my civilian position. I have educated myself I think pretty well on my overall retirement package. OPM regulations state that if I am medically disqualified from my civilian job, I am entitled to severance pay. I called my local human resources office and was told that because I am getting an annuity, I do not qualify for this. That office has told me many things that are not true, so I do not believe that. I was also told that…
Q. Current age: 56 Entered U.S. Navy active duty: May 1978 Active-duty military time: 11 years, four months Retired reservist after 26 years as an O-5 Entered civil service: November 1997 Current paygrade: GS-9, Step 8 Received a $30,000 severance pay when released from active duty in January 1989 Points accumulated, active and reserve, for retirement: 5,245 What do I need to do to retire at the end of this year? I know you can’t tell me what I should do, but if you could give me guidance as to what I need to do so I can make an…
Q. I worked for the Ammunition Procurement and Supply Agency in Joliet, Ill., from 1966 to 1973. They closed and moved and I did not move with them. Would I qualify for a federal pension now that I am 64? I remember receiving a severance pay at the time. A. If you left your contributions in the retirement fund when you left, you’d be eligible for a deferred annuity at age 62. If you didn’t, you wouldn’t be eligible for anything.
Q. I am 59 with 23 years of civilian service under FERS. My organization gave me a management-directed reassignment outside this area (from Virginia to Kansas). I was given 10 calendar days to agree to move or be involuntarily separated through no fault of my own. Am I eligible for severance pay? A. Yes.