Rule of 80 & Age 55

One of my coworkers informed me that state employees who are retirement eligible per the rule of 80 will be penalized if they are under the ...

Break in Service

If I want to take a break from working right after retirement and not do the backdrop at that moment, how long can that break be before I de...

Final Average Pay & BackDROP

Note: the question below refers to a previous Rumor Central question from July 2018: "As you referenced, FAP is determined using you...

Funded Status

I have heard reports on the news saying that our retirement benefits are only 60% funded and that MOSERS is in trouble. What is going on wit...

State Contribution to Retirement?

Does the State of Missouri contribute any matching funds to the retirement program? I am receiving conflicting information, that there are ...

COLA for 2019?

When we will I know when I am getting an annual COLA for 2019? I thought it was mid-July when MOSERS announced it.  MOSERS will be able to ...

BackDROP Payment

If you opt to have the cash pay-out of your backdrop, how long does it take after your retirement date to receive it? Your BackDROP* paymen...

MOSERS Board of Trustees

Do Board Members receive any compensation for there time? No, they do not receive compensation for serving on the board, but are reimbursed...

Overtime & Final Average Pay (FAP)

Given the extreme amount of overtime currently being worked by corrections officers (over 1 million hours so far in 2018, and 1.6 million la...

Going Back to Work to Become Vested

I had 4 years and 7 months in the MOSERS retirement system before changing employment and as I'm now approaching retirement age, would l...