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Working in Retirement

Many people retire and later decide to return to the workplace. There are no restrictions if you are hired anywhere other than the municipality you retired from. If you decide to rehire with the municipality you retired from, certain rules apply, depending on your MERS retirement plan. (If you're not sure which MERS retirement plan you have, click here for help.)

If you are a MERS Defined Benefit Plan or Hybrid Plan retiree:

Effective January 1, 2016:
If you retire and you are returning to a regular (non-elected/appointed) position, the following rules apply:

  • You must complete and submit the Working in Retirement Certification form (F-29c), signed by both you and your employer, to MERS.
  • You must have a bona fide separation before returning to work, per IRS rules. Bona fide separation is defined as no formal or informal agreement to return to work prior to retirement.
  • You must have 60 days of separation.
  • You may work up to 1,000 hours in a calendar year.

If you retire and you are returning to an elected/appointed position, the following rules apply:

  • You must complete and submit the Working in Retirement Certification form (F-29c), signed by both you and your employer, to MERS.
  • You must have a bona fide separation before returning to work, per IRS rules. Bona fide separation is defined as no  formal or informal agreement to return to work prior to retirement.
  • If you are re-elected/appointed into the same position, you must have two years of separation.
  • If you are elected/appointed into a different position, you must have 60 days of separation.
  • You are not subject to any hour limitation.

If you are a MERS Defined Contribution Plan retiree:

  • You must have a bona fide retirement before returning to work, per IRS rules. Bona fide separation is defined as no formal or informal agreement to return to work prior to retirement.
  • There are no hourly work restrictions for Defined Contribution retirees.
  • Regardless of age, upon rehire, you will be re-enrolled into the MERS Defined Contribution Plan.
  • These rules have no impact on your Defined Contribution distributions.

 

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