WRS News Online for Employees
Jan 31, 2024 5:30pm Jan 2024 Edition
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Wisconsin Pensions Reduce Poverty Across Retiree Demographics

A UC Berkeley study found that Wisconsin retirees with pension income are less likely to experience economic hardships, with public pensions significantly narrowing the racial, gender, and education wealth gap among older families compared to private pensions.

Employer News
Dec 20, 2022 8:00am

Social Security Wage Base Set to Increase for 2023

ETF provides updated Social Security and Medicare wage bases for 2023. This information applies to all WRS employers and all other public employers in Wisconsin that provide Social Security coverage for their employees under Wisconsin’s Section 218 Agreement. 

Employer News
Dec 16, 2021 1:00pm

Social Security Wage Base Set to Increase for 2022

ETF provides updated Social Security and Medicare wage bases for 2022. This information applies to all WRS employers and all other public employers in Wisconsin that provide Social Security coverage for their employees under Wisconsin’s Section 218 Agreement. 

Employer News
Dec 21, 2023 8:00am

Social Security Wage Base Set to Increase for 2024

ETF provides updated Social Security and Medicare wage bases for 2024. This information applies to all WRS employers and all other public employers in Wisconsin that provide Social Security coverage for their employees under Wisconsin’s Section 218 Agreement. 

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Wisconsin Retirement System Financial Report 2015

Independent Auditor’s Report on the Financial Statements and Other Reporting Required by Government Auditing Standards for the year ended December 31, 2015.

Report Active Employee / Board Member / Local Employer / State Employer

WRS Annual Actuarial Valuation of Active Lives 2007

This report presents the annual actuarial valuations of non-retired members covered by the Wisconsin Retirement System as of December 31, 2007.

Nov 19, 2009 5:00pm Report Active Employee / Retiree / Other Benefit Recipient / Board Member / Local Employer / State Employer

WRS Three-Year Experience Study January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2008

The results of the 3-year investigation of experience of the Wisconsin Retirement System are presented in this report. The investigation was made for the purpose of updating the actuarial assumptions used in valuing the actuarial liabilities of the Wisconsin Retirement System in compliance with Section 40.03(5)(b) of the Wisconsin Statutes.

ET-2319
Form Retiree / Local Employer / State Employer

Rehired Annuitant

WRS annuitants who have met all terms and conditions associated with having a valid termination and meeting the minimum break in service requirement may return to work for a WRS employer.

ET-2573
Form Local Employer / State Employer

USERRA Checklist

Follow this checklist to correctly report hours, earnings and contributions to the Wisconsin Retirement System for the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA). This checklist is for military service leave after 2011.

ET-2533
Form Local Employer / State Employer

Employee Transaction Report

Employers may be required to report prior year adjustments to employee hours, earnings or employee-paid required contributions by completing and submitting this report.