What you’ll learn
Special-provision employees retire under their own rules. This track covers the enhanced 1.7 percent pension formula, who counts as a special-provision employee, the mandatory retirement age, the supplement and its earnings-test exemption, the higher contributions these employees pay, and how time in and out of a covered position is combined at retirement.
Lessons
6 lessons · 6 available- 01The 1.7% special-provision pension formulaHow law enforcement, firefighters, and air traffic controllers earn an enhanced pension on their first 20 years of service.8 min read
- 02Who counts as a special-provision employeeThe covered roles, from law enforcement officers and firefighters to air traffic controllers and customs officers.8 min read
- 03Mandatory retirement age for public-safety employeesWhy many special-provision employees must retire by a set age, and how that shapes the whole plan.9 min read
- 04The supplement for public-safety retireesHow the Special Retirement Supplement works for special-provision employees, including the earnings-test exemption until MRA.8 min read
- 05Enhanced FERS contributions: FERS-RAE and FRAEWhy public-safety and newer employees pay more toward their pension, and what the higher contribution buys.8 min read
- 06Moving into or out of a covered positionHow time in and out of a special-provision job is combined when your pension is computed.6 min read
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