Retirees returning to employment with an employer participating in MERS shall pay employee contributions during their part-time or full-time employment.
A retired member of MERS must wait at least one (1) month from their effective date of retirement to return to either part-time or full-time employment with an employer participating in MERS.
Members who retired early with an actuarially reduced retirement are not eligible to return to work.
Disability retirees may not return to work without submitting to MERS a medical determination that they are no longer disabled.
Retirees employed part-time are subject to earnings limits. Request the monthly gross salary you may earn without offsetting your retirement benefit before accepting the position. At the end of your part-time employment, a refund of post-retirement employee contributions will be paid to the retiree upon application.
Retirees' monthly benefits will be suspended for retirees returning to covered employment full-time. If the retiree continues employment for twelve (12) or more months, an additional benefit will be calculated to add to their original benefit. If the retiree terminates employment with less than twelve (12) months of service, a refund of post-retirement employee contributions will be paid to the retiree upon application.
It is both the retiree and the employer's responsibility to report retirees returning to employment, part-time or full-time, to this office as soon as a rehire date is determined.
If you have any questions concerning returning to employment after retiring from MERS, call this office at 225-925-4810 or 822-820-1137 to speak to a Retirement Benefits Analyst.
