FERS
Frequently Asked Questions
When is a FERS
Transfer Requirement necessary?
To be eligible for Secondary coverage, an employee:
while covered under the retirement provisions moves directly (without a break in service exceeding 3 days) from a rigorous position to a
secondary position;
AND
Completes 3 years of service in a rigorous position, including any such service during which no FERS deductions were withheld;
AND
Must be continuously employed in a secondary position or positions since moving from a rigorous position. Except a break in
employment in secondary positions that begins with an involuntary separation (not for cause).
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Revised 05/03/2002
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