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  • We Appreciate You!

    Jun 15, 2023, 10:26 AM By MOSERS

    June is Employee Appreciation Month, and we want to take a moment to sincerely thank you! As liaisons between MOSERS and our members, we sincerely appreciate your diligence and efforts to educate your staff on the benefits we offer.

    We receive more than 3,100 service-related forms from employers every month, which makes a big difference in how MOSERS is able to administer benefits to state employees. When submitting a leave of absence, transfer, or termination form, you are ensuring that your employees receive the credit they deserve. You truly make a difference in people’s lives every single day.

    Thank you!

  • Employer Retirement Contribution Rate Changes

    Jun 15, 2023, 8:44 AM By MOSERS

    The employer retirement contribution rate is calculated by MOSERS’ external actuary and is certified by the MOSERS Board of Trustees every year.  

    As a reminder, the employer retirement contribution rates for MSEP, MSEP 2000, and MSEP 2011, as well as for the Judicial Plan and Judicial Plan 2011, are changing effective July 1, 2023. 

    The changes to the employer retirement contribution rates for the respective plans, effective July 1, 2023, are as follows: 

    Fiscal YearEffective Date MSEP, MSEP 2000, MSEP 2011Judicial Plan, Judicial Plan 2011
    FY 2407/01/202327.26%59.83%
    FY2307/01/202226.33%60.17%

    There are no changes to the employer contribution rates for CURP, basic life insurance, and long-term disability benefits.    

    If you are a local employer, please take note and adjust retirement contributions, effective July 1, 2023, as needed. 

    If you are a SAM II employer, contributions occur automatically as a percentage of payroll, and no additional action is required of you. 

    For more information about Employer Contributions, please visit our website.   

  • Filing a Claim for Long-Term Disability (LTD) Benefits

    Jun 15, 2023, 8:34 AM By MOSERS

    The employee initiates a claim for LTD benefits by calling The Standard's Claim Intake Service Center at (844) 505-6026.   

    After initiating the claim, the employee is instructed to inform their HR representative that they filed a claim.  

    If you know in advance that your employee will be filing a claim, please advise them to have ready their HR representative’s name and phone number and their physician's name, address, and phone and fax number when they call The Standard. 

    After the employee files a claim, the agency/department's designated HR representative completes the Employer's Statement and emails it to ltdmosers@standard.com with the employee's name listed in the "Subject" line of the email.   

  • Timely Comp Time Payouts Increase Accuracy

    Jun 15, 2023, 8:34 AM By MOSERS

    Payments of unused compensatory leave time, or comp time payouts, to benefit-eligible employees made before or after an employee’s termination are included in retirement-eligible pay and are eligible for salary credit provided contributions are remitted to MOSERS for the payment.  

    Since comp time payouts may impact the calculation of an employee’s pension benefit, it is beneficial to pay out unused comp time before or with an employee’s final paycheck. A delayed comp time payout could result in an incorrect benefit estimate or pension check and could require MOSERS to recalculate a retiree’s pension.

  • Seats Available in Ready to Retire Sessions

    Jun 15, 2023, 8:33 AM By MOSERS

    Please encourage your employees who are within 5 years of retirement eligibility to enroll in a Ready to Retire seminar or webinar this summer. Sessions later in the year tend to fill up so now is a great time to get registered.  

    As an HR rep, you also have an open invitation to attend any member education session. Just call us at (800) 827-1063 or (573) 632-6100 and ask for Debbie at ext. 1231, or email MOSERSEducation@mosers.org.   

    Please share the following information with your team members: 

    Ready to Retire? Save Your Seat for a Summer Session!  

    Get in while you can - sessions fill fast!  

    Full-day seminars are from 8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Speakers include MOSERS, MO Deferred Comp, the Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan (MCHCP), and the Social Security Administration (SSA). View dates for our summer sessions and then: 

    • Visit www.mosers.org.  

    • Log in to myMOSERS and go to Education Enrollment.  

    • Enroll at least 2 weeks prior to the seminar.  

     Enjoy a free lunch while you learn! 

  • Recently Updated Resources

    Jun 15, 2023, 8:33 AM By MOSERS

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    May 16, 2023, 10:27 AM By MOSERS

    Phoenix Update

    Summer Education

  • Summer Education

    May 16, 2023, 10:23 AM By MOSERS

    Encourage your staff to enroll in summer education!

    As an HR rep, you also have an open invitation to attend any member education session. See the information below. Just call us at (800) 827-1063 or (573) 632-6100 and ask for Debbie at ext. 1231, or email MOSERSEducation@mosers.org. 

    We still have seats available at several in-person Ready to Retire seminars and webinars for this summer. These sessions are designed for general state employees who are within 5 years of retirement eligibility.

    School is always more fun with a friend! Members are welcome to bring a spouse/guest with them!

    How do they enroll?

    Members can log in to myMOSERS, click on Education Enrollment, then on Ready to Retire, and follow the prompts. Additional dates are available this fall.

    Extra Credit Homework

    There are several things they can do to help prepare for the session and for retirement. They can use the Comparison Calculator to see the long-term impact of different retirement options. Log in to their MO Deferred Comp account and review their last statement. Open a mySocialSecurity account to review their most recent Social Security Statement.

    Not Within 5 Years of Retirement Eligibility? 

    No worries, we have education sessions for all of our members covered online!

    Newer to MOSERS - We have designed webinars specifically for employees who are newer to the state with at least six months but less than five years of service (not yet vested). Check out the dates for the Newer Employees & MOSERS webinars today!

    Mid Career - If they are a Mid-Career member, with at least five years of service (vested) and ten or more years until retirement eligibility, they can also find education tailored specially to their career stage. Learn more about Mid-Career webinars today!

  • Recently Updated Resources

    May 16, 2023, 10:23 AM By MOSERS

    Understanding Your Backdrop Benefit Estimate – April 2023

    Missouri Public Pension Exemption flyer – March 2023

    Special Tax Notice (BackDROP and Refunds) – March 2023

    Transferring from CURP to MOSERS brochure & form – March 2023

    CURP Overview – February 2023

    CURP Transfers to MOSERS flyer – February 2023

    Employer Contribution Rate infographic – February 2023

    Retirement Guide – February 2023

    Smart Start Checklist – February 2023

  • In this Edition:

    Apr 18, 2023, 8:11 AM By MOSERS

    Stay Up to Date with Monthly Error Reports

    Newer Employees & MOSERS Webinars

    Phoenix Vocab of the Month

    Phoenix Update

    Spring is here! 

  • Newer Employees & MOSERS Webinars

    Apr 18, 2023, 8:11 AM By MOSERS

    Employees can start learning about the state benefits administered by MOSERS, including pension plan features, life insurance, long-term disability, and their personal retirement savings plan options with MO Deferred Comp. This one-and-a-half-hour session is for state employees with at least 6 months, but less than five years of service. Tell your employees to register via GoTo Webinar for a daytime session or evening session. 

    Did you know that HR Reps are allowed to attend education sessions? We encourage you to register for an educational session to learn more about MOSERS benefits to help educate your employees! 

  • Spring is here!

    Apr 18, 2023, 8:10 AM By MOSERS

    Spring is a good time to remind your employees to “clean up” their life insurance beneficiary designations and make sure they are current! They can check the beneficiaries listed in their Annual Benefit Statement. They may change these at any time by logging in to myMOSERS. Their beneficiary information will be displayed below their current life insurance coverage amount. They may change their designation while they are logged in by selecting Forms from the main menu, then Life Insurance Beneficiaries.

    *Conservation and College & University Employees (except Lincoln University and State Technical College of Missouri): As you know, some of their benefits (such as health care and life insurance coverage, among others) are provided directly through their employer, so no information on these benefits appears in their 2023 Annual Benefit Statement from MOSERS.

  • Recently Updated Resources

    Apr 18, 2023, 8:10 AM By MOSERS

    Special Tax Notice (BackDROP and Refunds) – March 2023

    Transferring from CURP to MOSERS brochure & form – March 2023

    CURP Overview – February 2023

    CURP Transfers to MOSERS flyer – February 2023

    Employer Contribution Rate infographic – February 2023

    Retirement Guide – February 2023

    Smart Start Checklist – February 2023

    Your Guide to the Colleges & Universities Retirement Plan – February 2023

  • In this Edition:

    Mar 14, 2023, 10:27 AM By MOSERS

    Meet the Employer Services Team

    Phoenix is Fast Approaching

    Attend our Education Seminars

    Join us for BU 2023 

    Stay Up to Date with Monthly Errors Reports 

  • Meet the Employer Services Team

    Mar 14, 2023, 10:26 AM By MOSERS

    Trica Kliethermes, Shelley Lehmann, Megan Schulte, Jamie Mullen, Megan Hendrickson, Stacey Singer

    Are you familiar with our employer services team?

    They are a great resource for all your MOSERS-related questions!

    You can contact Employer Services by emailing employers@mosers.org or calling (800) 827-1063 option 2. Members of MOSERS with questions about their own benefits should use option 1 to reach a benefit counselor.

  • Attend our Education Seminars

    Mar 14, 2023, 10:17 AM By MOSERS

    Did you know that employer reps are encouraged to attend MOSERS educational seminars?

    All employer reps have a standing invitation to attend any of our webinars or seminars to learn more about member benefits and the retirement process. If you are not near retirement and eligible to attend yet, no worries! Just contact MOSERS and we will get you registered. 

  • Join us for BU 2023

    Mar 14, 2023, 10:16 AM By MOSERS

    Mark your calendars for November 14, 2023! Benefits University (BU) is back and in person this year.

    BU will be hosted by MOSERS at the Stoney Creek Inn, in Columbia, MO. We will be covering various important topics during the conference including the new Pension Administration System, Phoenix. 

  • Recently Updated Resources

    Mar 14, 2023, 10:12 AM By MOSERS

    CURP Overview – February 2023

    CURP Transfers to MOSERS flyer – February 2023

    Employer Contribution Rate infographic – February 2023

    Retirement Guide – February 2023

    Smart Start Checklist – February 2023

    Your Guide to the Colleges & Universities Retirement Plan – February 2023

  • An Important Reminder Regarding Retirement-Eligible Pay

    Mar 7, 2023, 8:47 AM By MOSERS

    Pay is a key component in calculating an employee's future pension benefit. Part of the pension benefit formula uses an employee's "final average pay," which is the average of an employee's highest consecutive 36 months of pay. Accurate reporting of retirement-eligible pay to MOSERS ensures that member retirement benefit estimates and retirement benefits are calculated correctly.

    Retirement-eligible pay includes all salary and wages payable to an employee for work performed. The following are among those payments excluded from retirement-eligible pay and must not be reported as salary and wages:

    • Allowances and reimbursements for items such as phones, meals, uniforms, mileage or commuting, education or tuition, and housing or moving.
    • Nonrecurring single-sum payments (such as a one-time bonus).
    • Payments for unused annual leave or sick leave.
    • Payments made after termination, unless it is for a final installment of salary or wages (such as a comp time payout or contract payout).
    • Pay in excess of IRS compensation limits ($330,000 for 2023).
    • Payments for which employer contributions have not been made.

    For SAM II employers, non-retirement-eligible pay codes are automatically excluded from reporting to MOSERS. 

    Non-SAM II employers must ensure that payroll files submitted to MOSERS exclude all non-retirement-eligible sources of pay. 

    Before making benefit payments, MOSERS must verify the accuracy of service and salary data reported by employers. 

    Please don't hesitate to contact the Employer Services team with your MOSERS-related questions by emailing employers@mosers.org or calling (800) 827-1063 option 2.

  • In this Edition:

    Feb 14, 2023, 10:02 AM By MOSERS

    We Need Your Help to Correct Member Data Errors 

    Spread the Word! MOSERS Education Events Available for 2023 

    Benefit Tip – Annual Benefit Statements Coming Soon

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