Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Do Members of Congress Get a Special Pension Benefit That Other Federal Employees Do Not?

Article Title: Do Members of Congress Get a Special Pension Benefit That Other Federal Employees Do Not?
Snippet of Article: "...Just like regular federal employees, Members of Congress need five years of service to be vested in a FERS pension, so the occasional “one-term wonder” will not be entitled to a FERS pension when they leave Congress. In an excellent article (Fable vs. Fact) that appeared in the September 2016 edition of narfe, the magazine of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, David Tobenkin outlines the eligibility requirements for Congressional retirement..."


Source: www.fedsmith.com

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