Administering Benefits for Law Enforcement Officers ($595)

This course is not scheduled at this time. Please check this website, or contact us, for future dates and locations.

This 2-day course is designed to equip personnelists with the information needed to administer the federal benefits program when employees are in Law Enforcement Positions.

Day 1

  • Verifying Hazardous Duty Coverage
  • Review of Retirement Eligibility
  • Service Computation Dates
    Leave
    Retirement
    Hazardous Duty
  • Calculation of High-3 Average Salary
  • Deposit/Redeposit/Military Deposit Rules for and Consequences of Not Taking Action
  • Credit for Sick Leave (CSRS, Offset, & Transferred)
  • Lump Sum Annual Leave Payment
  • Voluntary Contributions (CSRS & Offset)
  • Benefit Formulas (Including FERS Annuity Supplement)
  • Review of Disability Provisions (Not Work-Related)
  • Fitness for Duty
  • Worker’s Compensation Benefits
    Rules & Requirements
  • Survivor’s Benefits Elections at Retirement
    Cost
    Benefit
    Considerations
  • Safety Officers Death Benefit
  • COLA Rules

Day 2

  • FEHB
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
    Medical
    Dependent Care
  • Health Savings Accounts
  • Federal Employee's Dental and Vision Insurance Program
  • Long Term Care Insurance
  • FEGLI
  • Designation of Beneficiaries
  • Thrift Savings Plan
    Withdrawal Options
    Tax Implications
    Penalty if Retiring Before Age 55
    Catch-up Provisions
  • Social Security Provisions
    Understanding the Personal Earnings Benefit Estimate Statement
    Full Retirement Age
    Quarters of Coverage
    Earnings Test
    WEP (CSRS, Offset, & Transferred)
    GPO (CSRS)
  • Rules of Reemployment in Federal Government
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