Category Archives: Employer

DRS Notice: 25-007Date: May 13, 2025Applies to: All EmployersSubject: DRS Notice 25-007, New Employer Homepage Launches May 14, 2025 A new employer homepage is coming soon. On May 14, 2025, employers who visit https://www.drs.wa.gov/employer/ will see some exciting changes. To help employers understand what’s changing, we’ve developed a crosswalk between today’s webpage and the new…

DRS Notice: 25-006Date: April 29, 2025Applies to: All EmployersSubject: DRS Notice 25-006, Beneficiary Form We’ve noticed that some employers are not providing their employees with the latest version of the Beneficiary Form. When an older form is used, it does not process automatically through our system. This means the information must be entered by hand…

DRS Notice: 25-005Date: April 11, 2025Applies to: All EmployersSubject: DRS Notice 25-005, Statewide Training In order to provide on-going support and information to employers, Employer Support Services (ESS) is offering in-person training at various locations throughout the state, beginning May 14th. The topics covered will be: We are happy to provide you with the opportunity…

DRS Notice: 25-004Date: March 31, 2025Applies to: DSHS EmployersSubject: DRS Notice 25-004, Some PERS Plans 2 and 3 Members Eligible for PSERS Plan 2 beginning June 1, 2025 A new law will take effect June 1, 2025, that expands membership in PSERS to include some current PERS Plan 2 and 3 members who meet the…

Applies to: All employersSubject: DRS Notice 25-003, Elected or Governor-Appointed Officials: Membership Enrollment and Reporting Requirements Do not automatically enroll an elected official into a Department of Retirement Systems (DRS) plan.* Please direct newly elected or governor-appointed officials to the Elected or Appointed Official webpage. The page is designed to guide them through the requirements…

DRS Notice: 25-002Date: 01/06/2025Applies to: All EmployersSubject: DRS Notice 25-002, DRS Publications Updated with New Fund Options for DCP and Plan 3 Some investment fund options have been updated for DCP and Plan 3 customers. Here are some actions you can take: Please recycle all paper DCP enrollment forms from November 2024 and earlier—some of…

DRS Notice: 25-001Date: 01/03/2025Applies to: All EmployersSubject: DRS Notice 25-001, Plan 3 January Transfer Opportunity A quick reminder that your eligible Plan 2 members have the opportunity each January to transfer to Plan 3. They must sign, date and turn in the Member Transfer Form to you by Jan. 31. You can access a list of your…

Applies to: LEOFF Plan 2 employersSubject: DRS Notice 24-030, LEOFF Plan 2 employers will be invoiced for pension overpayments A new law will change how LEOFF Plan 2 employers are affected when a pension benefit overpayment is made to a LEOFF Plan 2 retiree. Beginning Jan. 1, 2025, employers will be responsible for those overpayments…

DRS Notice: 24-029Date: 11/21/2024Applies to: All EmployersSubject: DRS Notice 24-029, Compliance Review common findings The DRS Compliance Team has been busy conducting compliance reviews throughout the state. We would like to share with you the common themes/issues that the team is seeing. Retirement Status is not being verified for all new hires RCW 41.50.139 requires…

DRS Notice: 24-028Date: 11/15/24Applies to: DCP EmployersSubject: DRS Notice 24-028, Annual Limits for DCP Reminder Some of your employees may be approaching the annual limit for DCP contributions in 2024. Please review your prior DCP Report for this warning message:  “Employee’s deferral total is nearing the IRS yearly maximum {amount given}” and ensure you do…