Returning to Work After Retirement
What You Need to Know
Private Employment
As a retiree, you can work in private employment and your benefits administered by ETF (retirement and health/life insurance) will not be affected.
Employment with Any WRS Employer After Retirement
To be eligible for your retirement benefit, if your new WRS employment is in a position that meets WRS participation standards, your employment cannot begin until the latest of the following dates:
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Day after your annuity effective date
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31st day after the date your WRS employment terminated
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31st day after the date ETF receives your retirement benefit application
Your annuity or lump sum benefit will be cancelled if your return to WRS-eligible employment occurs before this required break in service.
Note: If your WRS employer is the same employer from whom you terminated employment before your annuity began, the 30-day break in service requirement applies even if your new employment does not meet WRS participation standards.
