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. (Earnings limits do not apply if the retiree is at least age 60 and retired with at least 30 years of service credit.)A retiree may request the monthly gross salary they may earn without offsetting their retirement benefit before accepting the position. At the end of 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. Termination of returning to employment must also be reported.