Administering Benefits for Law Enforcement Officers

Cost: $690

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