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If you are a local public employer in Wisconsin not currently participating in the Wisconsin Retirement System, this brochure includes information to help you understand the WRS.

Cover feature: A Closer Look at WRS Retirees' Impact in Wisconsin's Communities and Economy

Use the information provided on this page to choose the retirement benefit payment option that fits you best.

Resolution for employers to join the WPE Group Health Insurance Program with a request to retain a second group health plan.

Once you stop working for a Wisconsin Retirement System employer, federal law requires you to begin receiving your benefit payment(s) by a certain date, depending on your age. This is called a required minimum distribution (RMD). 

An estimate of the cost to offset the actuarial reduction in a member’s formula retirement annuity.

The following information is for those retirees who are transitioning into Medicare under the State or the Wisconsin Public Employers Group Health Insurance Programs.

Retirement benefit calculation methods, annuity payment options, normal retirement age information and more.

Compare the two methods provided by Wisconsin statutes that employers can choose to increase the retirement benefits normally provided for employees under the WRS.

Resolution for employers to join the Wisconsin Retirement System.