The Cost-of-Living Adjustments, 2021 COLA: <1% Most Likely When measuring the COVID-19 emergency’s impact on the nation’s economy, there are many variables that aren’t usually in play during normal years. The CPI-W (Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners & ... Read More

Edward A. Zurndorfer A former employee who was covered by the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and who left federal service before being eligible to retire is eligible for a deferred retirement and receive a CSRS annuity if certain requirements ... Read More

Edward A. Zurndorfer – A former employee who was covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and separated from federal service before being eligible to retire may be eligible for a deferred retirement and receive a FERS annuity if ... Read More

Edward A. Zurndorfer (for part I, click here) Employees who are covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) are eligible to retire optionally and, if certain requirements are met, will receive an immediate but reduced annuity under what is ... Read More

Edward A. Zurndorfer Employees who are covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) are eligible to retire optionally with an immediate reduced annuity under what is called an “MRA + 10” (sometimes called a “postponed”)FERS annuity if certain requirements ... Read More

Edward A. Zurndorfer Over the last few months, the COVID-19 virus pandemic has upended the lives of millions of Americans. The U.S. economy has been devastated, with record numbers of Americans filing for unemployment benefits and in many states individuals ... Read More

OPM’s backlog of retirement claims for processing drops in total as the amount of incoming forms slow The process for handling claims for Federal retirement benefits is performed in a defunct limestone mine in Western Pennsylvania called Iron Mountain. Those ... Read More

Ed Zurndorfer explains the Dental and Vision Insurance Plan for Federal Employees Edward A. Zurndorfer     The Federal Employee Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004 provided OPM the opportunity to establish arrangements under which supplemental dental and vision benefits ... Read More