Employer Contributions to Social Security

Does my employer contribute to my social security while I am a state employee? Yes. As a state employee, you and your employer both pay int...

College & University MOSERS Members

I work at a university. The president of the University recently said that MOSER's is trying to kick university employees out of the sys...

BackDROP & Returning to Work

What would happen if I retire and draw backdrop and later decide to return to work for the State in a benefit eligible position? I know my r...

MSEP 2011 Vesting

I was hired on June 30th 2014 and I was told I was vested at 10 years of service. Due to this change am I now vested at 5 years instead of 1...

BackDROP & Survivor Benefit?

If I have completed my five year backdrop period and continue working in my state position, would my spouse receive the backdrop lump sum pa...

Increasing Contributions?

Is it possible to contribute more to your pension, to lower your retirement date and still receive a full pension. No. The only potential w...

Prop A

How will the rejection of Prop A impact retirees? Will they have to pay union dues? Will a portion of dues go to political candidates? Thank...

COLAs

I don't understand if mosers is profiting so well why do the retirees only get 1.5% raise. It seems like the pot gets bigger and why not...

Withdrawing Funds

Is is possible to withdraw a portion of our annuity? No. MOSERS is a non-contributory defined benefit (DB) plan for members hired before J...

High 36

MY FIVE YEAR BACKDROP PERIOD IS COMPLETE. I KNOW MY RETIREMENT CHECK IS BASED ON MY BEST 36 MONTHS. IF I DO NOT ELECT BACKDROP, CAN I USE MY...