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Resources

Employer Topics

Overview

Who is MERS?

 Understanding Defined Benefit Pensions

Plan Document

 Employer Events

Reporting

Employer Portal Sign In

Schedule Live Portal Training

Employer Portal User Guide (pdf)

ePayment User Guide (pdf)

Employer Contact Management Guide (pdf)

Financial

Annual Actuarial Valuations (AAV)

How to Read Your Statement of Fiduciary Net Position (pdf)

Investment Return Assumption

 How Smoothing Works

Self-Service Actuarial Tool

MERS Financial Reports

Investments

Employee Education

Participant Webpage

Participant Handbook (pdf)

Handouts to communicate your DB plan effectively

 Defined Benefit Retirement Process

 Defined Benefit Payment Options

Calculators to help your employees make financial decisions

Onsite Education

Your MERS benefit education specialist is available to provide your employees with education onsite at your municipality or virtually at a time that best fits your needs.

 Schedule an appointment by contacting the MERS Service Center

Events

 Employer Events

 Participant Events

 Retiree Events

Forms

  • Beneficiary Change (#F-21)
  • Spousal Waiver Consent (#DB-021b)
  • Personal Info Change (#MD-001)
  • Application for Disability Retirement (#F-51)
  • Application for Retirement (#F-29)
  • Working in Retirement Certification (#F-29c)
  • MERS-to-MERS Service Verification (#MD-016)
  • Act 88/Other Governmental Service Credit Application (#F-27)

Other Information

Service Credit Purchases

Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP)

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