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As the designated liaison between the Social Security Administration and employers that provide Social Security coverage for their employees under the State of Wisconsin’s Section 218 Agreement, ETF provides the following updated information, including Social Security and Medicare wage bases for 2017.

As the designated liaison between the Social Security Administration and employers that provide Social Security coverage for their employees under the State of Wisconsin’s Section 218 Agreement, ETF provides Social Security and Medicare wage bases for 2021. 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. 

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. 

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. 

This bulletin provides some helpful tips for employers to use when determining a new employee’s employment category or when making a change to an existing employee’s category.

The purpose of this Bulletin is to explain a recent law change, 2015 Wisconsin Act 174, which affects the Wisconsin Retirement System.

The following information is to help employers prepare for the 2017 reconciliation process.

Now is a great time to consider joining the Wisconsin Public Employers (WPE) Group Health Insurance program, authorized by the Group Insurance Board and available to employers participating in the WRS, and local government employers that do not participate in the WRS and are separate from Social Security entities.

This bulletinis to help employers prepare for the 2016 reconciliation process.

At its June 22, 2017 meeting, the Employee Trust Funds Board (Board) approved WRS contribution rates for 2018, including rates for Wis. Stat. § 40.65 protective occupation duty disability and the State Accumulated Sick Leave Conversion Credit Program (state employers only).