A long-term project to locate certain WRS employees who have lost contact with ETF — despite still having money in their accounts — is already having a significant and gratifying impact.
ETF offers a full slate of retirement prep and benefits-related webinars every month. For January and February, we’ve got six great topics and 26 different sessions for you to choose from, including several evening timeslots.
ETF projects annuity adjustments for the Core Trust Fund to be 4.7% to 5.1%, based on SWIB’s preliminary 2020 investment returns. Projections for effective rates are also good news. Find out how this will affect your Wisconsin Retirement System account.
ETF is working to ensure group health insurance members receive the care they need during the COVID-19 pandemic. We’ve got important information and resources about COVID-19 vaccine coverage, eligibility, and availability.
A routine mailer/statement from ETF to retirees whose monthly payments are affected by changes in the federal tax tables has been delayed for approximately one week, due to print production issues.
The Employee Trust Funds Board has announced ETF Deputy Secretary John Voelker will become the next secretary of the department, effective April 5, 2021. Voelker will succeed Secretary Bob Conlin, who is stepping down in April after almost 10 years leading ETF.
ETF, including all customer service phone lines, will be closed for business Monday, January 18, 2021, due to the Martin Luther King, Jr. observance. Regular Customer Service Call Center hours (see below) will resume on Tuesday, January 19.
Customer Service Call Center Hours: 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday
ETF will mail tax forms by January 31, including the 1099-R and W-2 for taxable retiree wellness incentives paid in 2020. Federal tax tables have also changed.
The Department of Employee Trust Funds is conducting a satisfaction survey among Medicare enrolled retirees and their dependents in the State of Wisconsin Group Health Insurance Program.
