Where do I fit? – FERS information offered for newly hired career postal employees

Posted on September 1, 2015September 1, 2015 by 21cpw

Have you started a Postal Service career job within the last few years? If so, the date you began your career appointment determines which Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) category covers you. If you were hired after Jan. 1, 2013, and have no previous federal service — or if you had less than five years…

USPS ELM Revision: FERS Further Revised Annuity Employees (FRAE)

Posted on March 18, 2015March 18, 2015 by 21cpw

Effective March 19, 2015, the Postal Service™ is revising the Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM). Recently, section 401 of the “Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013,” signed into law by the President on December 26, 2013, created another class of FERS coverage, FERS-Further Revised Annuity Employee (FRAE). New career employees (as designated in the statute)…