This 2-day workshop focuses on the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) including special retirement coverage groups (Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters, Air Traffic Controllers, and National Guard Reserve Technicians).

This workshop is designed to equip personnelists and administrative specialist who answer employees' questions with the tools to provide answers knowledgeably. Attendees will learn:

• Verification of FERS Coverage
  
  
• When FERS Benefits Are Payable
  
  
• How the FERS Retirement Benefits Are Computed
  
  
• How the FERS Survivor's Benefit Package Is Computed When an Employee Dies with less than 10 Years of Service
  
  
• How the FERS Survivor's Benefit Package Is Computed When an Employee Dies with 10 or more Years of Service
  
  
• What Survivor's Options a Retiree May Exercise
  
  
• How the Disability Benefits Are Computed
  First Year of Disability
  Second Year of Disability up to Age 62
  Recomputation of Benefits at Age 62
  
  
• Computation of the Annuity Supplement
  
  
• Social Security Rules as They Impact FERS Employees
  
  
• Thrift Savings Plan
  Participation Rules
  Forms
  Time Frames & Dates
  Withdrawal Options
  
  
• Reemployed Annuitants
  Types of Appointments & Implications of Each
  Waiver of Pension in Certain Circumstances
  Retirement Options After a Period of Reemployment