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October 25, 2011
Sample Forms to Obtain Prior Employment Information
from Employees to Implement the Act 32 Provision
about WRS Eligibility
2011 Wisconsin Act 32 changed the WRS (Wisconsin Retirement System)
eligibility criteria for new employees “initially employed”
by a WRS participating employer on or after July 1, 2011. Those
initially employed prior to July 1, 2011, are subject to the old
eligibility criteria.
Employers must now determine the date new employees were “initially
employed” by a WRS-participating employer. ETF will not have
this information if the initial employment was not WRS eligible.
Employers will need to rely on the newly hired employee for this
information.
A new employee who was initially employed on or after July 1, 2011,
who had no prior employment with a participating WRS employer would
be evaluated under the new eligibility requirements of:
- expected to work at least two-thirds of full time per year
(defined as 1,200 hours for non-teachers and non-school district
educational support personnel, or 880 hours for teachers and school
district educational support personnel (not including educational
support personnel in technical colleges and other educational
institutions));
and
- expected to be employed for at least one year (365 consecutive
days, 366 in leap year) from employee’s date of hire.
A new employee hired on or after July 1, 2011, who had any employment
with a participating WRS employer prior to July 1, 2011, is evaluated
under the old eligibility requirements of:
- expected to work at least one-third of full time per year (defined
as 600 hours for non-teachers and non-school district educational
support personnel, or 440 hours for teachers and school district
educational support personnel (not including educational support
personnel for technical colleges and other educational institutions));
and
- expected to be employed for at least one year (365 consecutive
days, 366 in leap year) from employee’s date of hire.
ETF received sample forms employers use to obtain information about
prior employment with a WRS employer. These are not ETF forms, rather
they are samples provided for your review.
ETF does not endorse or recommend these forms. They are provided
for informational purposes only. These forms and similar forms are
for employer use only, do not return to ETF.
Sample Forms:
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