Re: FERS sick leave

The govt doesn't turn us into liars! If you abuse S/L, then take responsibility for it, and stop blaming the govt. If you decide to lie about S/L in order to cash in, then admit you are a liar, and stop pointing the finger anywhere else but directly at yourself.

Anybody who doesn't like their benefit package (CSRS or FERS), just quit and stop your whining.

Re: Sick Leave Counted for FERS Retirement

Lets get all of the facts on the differences between FERS and CSRS. I am in CSRS and refused FERS also.
The sick leave benefit is minor. It adds 2% per year to your retirement benefits if you have saved up one year of sick leave. More for more leave, less for less leave. This is not comparable to the matching benefit in TSP.
FERS employees get 1%/yr times the number of years as their pension benefit. (1.1 if they retire at 62.) We get 1.5% for the first five years, 1.75% for the next 5 years and 2% thereafter. They get no cost of living until age 62; then cost of living -1% if inflation exceeds 3%. We get cost of livings as soon as we retire. They get a social security supplement until age 62, then reduced social security.
I believe FERS people are correct in their position. If nothing else, it would reduce the chances of the FERS flu.
They would gain a benefit, just like CSRS people, for not abusing sick leave.

Re: Sick Leave Counted for FERS Retirement

You may not get the input from the Government under CSRS, but you don't pay Social Security plus into FERS either for your retirement.

Re: Sick Leave Counted for FERS Retirement

How fortunate of you to have a choice!

Re: Sick Leave Counted for FERS Retirement

As a CSRS employee I want to say, THANK YOU "worker" (fed). Well said.

When given the opportunity to switch to FERS, my decision was not based on sick leave, but the entire CSRS retirement annuity package. Those employee's that leaped before they looked, have regretted their decision, because they realized that the government matching is strictly based on their contributions, and the automatic 1% is a joke when you compare it with the CSRS annuity.

FERS employees should be given the same consideration regarding their sick leave at retirement as CSRS employees, it's only fair.

Re: It's not unfair.

CSRS folks need to get over it. You had a chance to switch and didn't. Why - becasue EVEN WITH THE 5% MATCH in FERS, you knew that the CSRS benefits were much better. The SL credit to FERS would be worth SIGNIFNCATLY LESS than it is to you.

CSRS folks will soon be a thing of the past and irrelevant to the discussion, then FERS can have the attention of Congress all to themselves to get the inequitys resolved.

Re: It's not unfair.

O.K., To solve the great debate CSRS came first. That is the better retirement. When was the last time you saw a major change in a retirement fund that benefited the people it was meant for. If gaining the sick leave benefit was the single thing that made a CSRS person change to FERS I would say I'm sorry- "You are an IDIOT". The FERS people will continue to attempt to better there situation until they retire. End of Story. Like someone said earlier, You knew what you signed on for, if you don't like it leave. But if you stay continue advocating for yourself, but don't whine.