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The information pertains to an appeal by a number of employees working in county jails throughout the state (jailers) of Wisconsin. The appeal was based on their employer’s determination that they should be reported to the Wisconsin Retirement System as General Category employees instead of protective category employees with Social Security.

Understand what happens when your employer dissolves and you become an inactive employee.

Learn how your Social Security, Wisconsin Retirement System pension, and WDC savings account bring you closer to a secure financial retirement. A presentation hosted by the Wisconsin Deferred Compensation Program.

Attend this webinar on April 17 to learn how your Social Security, WRS pension, and deferred compensation savings account can bring you closer to a secure financial retirement.

See the current employer and employee contribution rate and how rates have changed since 1989.

This brochure explains the effect that part-time WRS employment has on your WRS retirement and other benefits.

See this information for special considerations for alternate payees and firefighters related to accelerated payment options.

The following information is for employees who will retire in the next three months and will be transitioning into Medicare under the State or the Wisconsin Public Employers Group Health Insurance Programs.

The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds for the year ended December 31, 2008 provides comprehensive information about ETF, the Wisconsin Retirement System, and other benefit programs administered by ETF.

This paper provides comparative data on rates of early retirement among WRS members. Early retirement from the WRS is when a member retires within the window between their minimum retirement age and their statutory normal retirement date.