Category Archives: Employer

Date: October 03, 2024Notice: 24-023Applies to: School Districts, Charter Schools, Tribal Schools, Educational Service DistrictsSubject: DRS Notice 24-023, Return to work retirees must wait 30 days to avoid a reduced pension Return to work retirees must wait 30 days to avoid a reduced pension Retirees must wait at least 30 consecutive days after their effective…

DRS Notice: 24-022Date: 9/17/24Applies to: All EmployersSubject: DRS Notice 24-022, DCP Enrollment Web Form Now Available Employees now have two options to enroll in Washington’s Deferred Compensation Program (DCP). A new web form is now available for online submissions. The paper form is also still an enrollment option. Access both options at DCP Enrollment. If…

DRS Notice: 24-021Date: August 23, 2024Applies to: School District EmployersSubject: DRS Notice 24-021, School District Statewide Training We are pleased to announce that we will be providing in-person training classes for School District Employers in October! To provide on-going support and information to employers, Employer Support Services (ESS) is offering training at each of the nine…

DRS Notice: 24-020Date:     August 20, 2024Applies to: LEOFF EmployersSubject:    DRS Notice 24-020, Reporting of Non-LEOFF Employer Contributions (NLEC) Employer pickup of state contributions on LEOFF Plan 2 non-employer services Does your agency ever charge a fee or recover costs for services rendered by a LEOFF Plan 2 member to a non-LEOFF employer? If yes,…

DRS Notice 24-019Date: 8/15/24Applies to: All EmployersSubject: DRS Notice 24-019, Encrypted Emails to Secure Employee Data What is happening: To protect the Personally Identifiable Information (PII) of our customers, DRS is heightening the security for email communication that includes PII of your employees. Any email from DRS that contains the last 4 digits of an…

Date: 8/1/ 2024DRS Notice 24-018Applies to: All PERS EmployersSubject: DRS Notice 24-018, Reminder: PSERS Election Period Ends Sept. 1, 2024 This is a reminder to let you know that the election period ends Sept. 1, 2024, for your Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) Plan 2 or 3 employees who are existing public safety telecommunicators and…

Date:   7/26/2024Applies to: All EmployersSubject: DRS Notice 24-017, Contribution Rate Changes for PERS, PSERS, SERS, TRS, and WSPRS Pension contribution rates The contribution rates presented in the chart below become effective Sept. 1, 2024. The 2024 legislative session made contribution rate changes based on passage of the following bills: Employers who have additional questions regarding…

Date: July 16, 2024To: All EmployersSubject: DRS Notice 24-016, Completing Requests for Employer Information (RFEI) It is very important that Requests for Employer Information are responded to in a timely manner. RFEIs are sent to employers when additional information is needed to verify the data reported in the member’s account. Many RFEIs are generated when…

Notice: 24-015Date: 06/26/2024To: All EmployersSubject: DRS Notice 24-015, Reporting Accurate Separation Dates and Using a Retirement Checklist Understanding and reporting accurate separation dates for your retiring employees is crucial. To separate from service means a member has terminated all employment with their employer (WAC 415-02-115). The separation date is the last day the employee worked…

Date: June 10, 2024Notice 24-014Applies to: School Districts, Charter Schools, Tribal Schools, Educational Service DistrictsSubject: DRS Notice 24-014, Separation Dates for DRS and SEBB As an employer, it’s important to know how the separation date reported to DRS affects your employees’ health insurance options in retirement. The timing of their resignation, and how and when…