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FERS Transfer Requirement
Conditions
for Secondary Coverage
To be eligible for secondary coverage, an
employee while covered under the retirement provisions (FERS)
moves directly (without a break in service exceeding 3 days) from a rigorous
position to a secondary position; and
- Has completed 3 years (accumulated 36
months) of service in a rigorous position. A break in secondary coverage
can occur with an involuntary separation (not for cause). However, one
must reenter a covered firefighter or law enforcement officer position to
reestablish coverage.
- Is continuously employed in a secondary
position since moving from a rigorous position, except for a break in
employment in secondary positions that begins with an involuntary
separation (not for cause) within the meaning of 5 USC 8414(b)(1)(A)
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Revised 05/03/2002
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