Have you received your Economic Impact Payment yet? If not, you may be considered a “non-filer.” You are a non-filer if: Your income is less than $12,200 You’re married filing jointly and together your income is less than $24,400 You have…
Recently, we began mailing letters to non-Medicare health care plan enrollees who may be affected by a recent SERS rule change. The letter discusses their eligibility for Medicaid and SERS’ health care coverage. Most non-Medicare enrollees will not be affected by…
Three Full-Term Board Seats Up for Election Two employee-member seats and one retiree-member seat are up for election with the terms beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2025. Any member of SERS, other than a disability benefit recipient, is…
The good news for SERS benefit recipients is that stock market declines do not affect benefit amounts. All benefit payments are being processed as usual and will be delivered on time. Under current Ohio law, SERS must provide a lifetime pension…
Ballots for the retiree-member seat, with a term beginning July 1, 2020, and ending July 1, 2024, were counted on March 3. The ballot counting process was observed by representatives of the Attorney General’s office and the Auditor of State’s office….
Richard Neal (D-MA), a U.S. representative from a non-Social Security state, has reintroduced legislation to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). The WEP is a federal law that reduces an individual’s Social Security benefit if they also have a pension from…
If you were asked to sign a Nominating Petition Form for an employee- or retiree-member, you may have noticed that we ask for the last four digits of your Social Security Number (SSN). We request this information to confirm that those…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General is warning the public of a scam involving genetic testing. Scammers are offering Medicare beneficiaries a “free” genetic testing test to obtain their Medicare information for identity theft…
Employee-Member and Retiree-Member Seats Open One employee-member seat and one retiree-member seat are up for special election. Any member of SERS, other than a disability benefit recipient, is eligible to run for an employee-member seat, and any SERS disability or service…
Did you notice a change in your monthly payment amount effective January 1, 2019? This change could be related to your tax withholding and/or your health care premiums. Since neither of these changes increased or decreased your monthly gross payment amount,…
