Have you ever wondered what the Export to Excel button in eSERS does or how to print copies of enrollments for your auditors? To help, Employer Outreach has created a How To: Pull Reports from eSERS. This document will instruct a…
Employer Services is looking for volunteers from employer payroll staff and treasurers to contribute to our Employer Relations Panel. What type of commitment will you be making? The Employer Relations Panel meets twice a year for an hour or two, depending…
Determining Membership for Independent Contractors, Consultants, and Third-Party Contractors It is up to the school district to request a Membership Determination when hiring an independent contractor, consultant or contract company to perform services. Do not take a vendor’s claim that…
Contribution files will remain in a Review status if there are errors or warnings. When there is an error on the file, it will need to be resolved. When there is a warning, it can be suppressed; however, a reason will…
Your pay date for December is December 1, 2025. You receive a payment stub from SERS twice a year. You also will receive a statement if there are any changes to your monthly payment amount. 2025 Monthly Benefit Payment and Direct…
To all our Education Support Professionals: from bus drivers to secretaries, custodians to classroom aides, and food service to security — we thank you for all that you do to keep Ohio’s schoolchildren healthy and safe each and every day. Happy…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that the 2026 standard Medicare Part B premium will be $202.90 per month, an increase of $17.90 from $185 in 2025. Most Americans’ Part B premium is automatically deducted from their…
The federal government has shut down, but SERS members and retirees can expect business as usual. Member and employer contributions will continue to be processed and benefit payments also will be processed and delivered on time. Government services that will not…
At its September meeting, the Board unanimously voted to approve a 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increase for eligible benefit recipients in 2026. By statute, SERS’ COLA is based on the year-to-year change in the Consumer Price Index (June 2024 to June…
The American Investment Council (AIC), a private equity advocacy and research organization, released its annual Retirement Security Report this week, naming School Employees Retirement System of Ohio number two on their list of top pension funds with the highest private equity…
