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Retirement

Whether you are a new employee learning about your WRS retirement benefits, a member planning to retire or a retiree, we have the information you need to have a successful retirement.

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Brochure Active Employee / Retiree

Information for Rehired Annuitants

Some annuitants pursue employment after retirement. Due to legislative changes, the rules regarding returning to work for a WRS employer differ, depending upon your WRS-termination date.

What a Guardian Can Do

Each time a guardian makes a request on behalf of a member, ETF will review the Letters of Guardianship of the Estate. The request will be approved or denied based on the authority granted in the letters.

Military Service and Your WRS Benefits

Some members can receive WRS creditable service for part or all of their active U.S. Military service. This additional service may increase your WRS retirement, disability and certain death benefits.

Report Active Employee / Retiree / Other Benefit Recipient / Board Member / Local Employer / State Employer

Wisconsin Retirement System Financial Report 2016

Independent Auditor’s Report on the Financial Statements and Other Reporting Required by Government Auditing Standards for the year ended December 31, 2016.

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USERRA Military Service Credit

You may received up to five years of creditable service under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA).