Ex-Workers Could Retain Credit for Federal Service
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on February 5th, 2009 5:32 am by HL
Ex-Workers Could Retain Credit for Federal Service
Retired federal employees considering returning to government service from the private sector may face a dilemma. Under current law, many of them lose credit for their previous years of service and have to start from scratch when figuring their annuity benefit.
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