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Employer Guides

Handouts

Joint Membership: Common Positions for SERS and STRS
New Member (A quick introduction to SERS for your new employees)
What is SERS?
Employer Checklist for Onboarding New Employees

Employer Fact Sheets

Audit Resources

Bulletin

Employer Bulletin – 10/1/24 – Board Approves Compensation Rule, Membership Determination Tips, Optional and Exempt Membership Reminders, Employee and Retiree Member Board Seats Up for Election, Employee-Seat Up for Special Election
Employer Bulletin – 2/21/24 – Cyber Incident? Notify SERS, SERS-Covered Membership and Contractors, Compensation Determinations, Member Enrollment Reminders
Employer Bulletin – 11/6/23 – Board Sets CBBC Factor at 6.25, eSERS Registration Update, SERS-Covered Membership and Covered Compensation Reminders
Employer Bulletin – 2/27/23 – Reminder: New Requirement for Member Enrollments, eSERS Upgrade, Contribution Based Benefit Cap, Upcoming Employer Training
Employer Bulletin – 9/21/22 – Membership and Compensation Determinations Reminders, Helpful Tips for the New School Year, Employer 101 Virtual Training
Employer Bulletin – 1/27/22 – Compensation and COVID Payments, Compensation and Membership Determinations, Electronic Payments, New Employer Outreach Team Member, Training Opportunities, Reporting Reminders
Employer Bulletin – 8/16/21 – Employer Statements and Surcharge Report Available on eSERS, Membership and Compensation Determinations, Rule Amended: Employer Liability for Reporting Errors Established
Employer Bulletin – 12/7/20 – Contribution Reporting: Notes for Suppressing a Warning, Disability Webinar Coming Soon, Employer Reporting Detail Lookup, Inactive Members: New Enrollment Required, Files in Review Status
Employer Bulletin – 8/10/20 – Employer Statements and Surcharge Report Available on eSERS, Membership and Compensation Determinations, Virtual Employer Education, Resources Update: Online Publications Available
Employer Bulletin – 1/22/20 – Employer Contributions, Manual Enrollment Entry Tips, Educational Resources

Special Notice

Employer Special Notice – 4/16/25 – Salary Estimates are Now Open on eSERS (Foundation-participating districts)
Employer Special Notice – 3/18/25 – Updated Form SSA-1945 Available
Employer Special Notice – 7/29/24 – Employer Statement and Surcharge
Employer Special Notice – 6/3/24 – Extend Your Payroll Schedules
Employer Special Notice – 4/17/24 – Salary Estimates are Now Open on eSERS (Foundation-participating districts)
Employer Special Notice – 7/31/23 – Employer Statement and Surcharge
Employer Special Notice – 6/1/23 – Payroll Schedules and Employer 101 Workshops
Employer Special Notice – 4/19/23 – Salary Estimates are Now Open on eSERS (Foundation-participating districts)
Employer Special Notice – 2/14/23 – Member Enrollment Requirement Update
Employer Special Notice – 11/22/22 – Upcoming Training Opportunities and eSERS Updates
Employer Special Notice – 8/15/22 – Employer Statement and Surcharge Report
Employer Special Notice – 6/1/22 – Extend Your Payroll Schedules
Employer Special Notice – 4/18/22 – Salary Estimates Open on eSERS
Employer Special Notice – 4/4/22 – ARP Mitigating Rate Change
Employer Special Notice – 3/14/22 – Report Missing Service Days
Employer Special Notice – 6/1/21 – Extend Your Payroll Schedules
Employer Special Notice – 4/14/21 – eSERS Now Open for Salary Estimates (Foundation-participating districts)
Employer Special Notice – 2/15/21 – Surcharge Recalculation Available in eSERS
Employer Special Notice – 2/9/21 – FY2020 Surcharge Recalculation
Employer Special Notice – 10/23/20 – Penalties Resuming November 1, 2020
Employer Special Notice – 5/27/20 – Extend Your Payroll Schedules and Wage Certification Tutorials Available
Employer Special Notice – 4/30/20 – Submitting Zero Files and Completing Wage Certifications
Employer Special Notice – 4/22/20 – eSERS Now Open for Salary Estimates
Employer Special Notice – 4/3/20 – Payment and Reporting During COVID-19 Closure
Employer Special Notice – 3/23/20 – SERS Closure – COVID-19
Employer Special Notice – 3/13/20 – Reporting and Payment During Closure and Workshops Cancelled

eSERS How To's

eSERS Hotline

Employer Hotline

Employer Forms

Member Education Connection

Onboarding New Employees – August 2024
Onboarding New Employees – August 2023
Educating Your Staff About SERS – October 2020
Onboarding New Employees – July 2019

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