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Brochure Active Employee

Duty Disability and Survivor Benefits

The Duty Disability Insurance Program is an income replacement program. Duty disability benefits may be payable to protective occupation participants if you have been injured while performing your duties or contracted a disease due to your occupation.

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Brochure Active Employee / Retiree

Long-Term Disability Insurance

LTDI is a disability insurance benefit under the WRS that is meant to provide an income to members who have become totally and permanently disabled. This program was closed to new claims January 1, 2018.

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

Domestic Partner Benefits

As of Sept. 23, 2017, the State of Wisconsin no longer allows the establishment of new domestic partnerships under Chapter 40 of the Wisconsin statutes. This brochure provides information about the benefit changes for established domestic partnerships.

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Brochure Active Employee

Your Benefit Handbook

This handbook provides general information about benefit plans administered by ETF and does not contain complete information for all benefits. Use this handbook as an overview and contact your employer’s benefits office for specific information applicable to you.

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Brochure Active Employee / Retiree

Disability Retirement Benefits

A disability retirement benefit is a lifetime annuity paid to eligible WRS employees who become disabled and are unable to work until normal retirement age.

Financial Power of Attorney

Your WRS account information is confidential, and no one can receive information about or make changes to your account unless authorized. You can authorize another person to make changes to your account by submitting a financial power of attorney document to ETF.

2023 Wisconsin Act 4 for Jailers

Due to 2023 Wisconsin Act 4, county correctional officers (jailers) who are categorized as general employees will become protective occupation employees under the Wisconsin Retirement System, unless they opt out. Learn about who is affected, decision deadlines, and what this means for a jailer’s WRS benefits.

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

Duty Disability Program Actuarial Valuation 2019

This report presents the results of the annual actuarial valuation of benefit liabilities and costs of the Duty Disability Program as of December 31, 2019.