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Liaison Memoranda by Year

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2023

  • 23-07: Reminder to Register for LASERS Agency Open Forum
  • 23-06: Register for LASERS Agency Open Forum
  • 23-05: Candidates Announced for the 2023 LASERS Board Election
  • 23-04: 2022-2023 Fiscal Year End
  • 23-03: 2023 LASERS Board of Trustees Candidate Nominating Petitions
  • 23-02: 2023-2024 Employer Contribution Rates
  • 23-01: Important Reminders for Selecting a Retirement Date

2022

  • 22-09: December 31, 2022 Year-End Close
  • 22-08: View Recording of 2022 Agency Open Forum Presentations
  • 22-06: Register for LASERS Agency Open Forum Webinar
  • 22-05: LASERS New Office Hours
  • 22-04: Watch a PREP Seminar Video Online
  • 22-03: June 30, 2022 Fiscal Year-End Close
  • 22-02: Submit Your Ideas for a New Employer Self-Service
  • 22-01: 2022- 2023 Employer Contribution Rates

2021

  • 21-09: December 31, 2021 Year-End Close
  • 21-08: Reminder to Register for Agency Open Forum
  • 21-04: June 30, 2021 Fiscal Year-End Close
  • 21-02: Virtual Learning Opportunities for LASERS Members
  • 21-01: 2021-2022 Employer Contribution Rates

2020

  • 20-08: June 30, 2020 Fiscal Year-End Close
  • 20-07: LASERS Response to COVID-19 Situation
  • 20-06: Additional Information on Phishing Scams
  • 20-04: 2020-2021 Employer Contribution Rates
  • 20-03: Reporting LWOP for Non-LaGov Agencies

Archives

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2019

2019

  • 19-21: Beware of Phishing Scams
  • 19-13: Liaison Memoranda Organized by Topic
  • 19-11: June 30, 2019 Fiscal Year-End Close
  • 19-10: New! Ready to Retire Section on the LASERS Website
  • 19-09: LASERS Agency Training Available through CPTP
  • 19-05: 2019 – 2020 Employer Contribution Rates
2018

2018

  • 18-18: 2018 Legislation on Retirement Issues
  • 18-14: NEW! Retirement Readiness Planner
2017

2017

  • 17-28: Optional Membership / Social Security
  • 17-14: New Video about the Deferred Compensation Plan
  • 17-04: New Learning Opportunities for LASERS Members
  • 17-02: Payment of Leave for Certain Unclassified Officials
2016

2016

16-28: Reporting Base Pay for Members with Dual Employment

16-27: Survivor Benefits – Definition of a Minor Child

16-24: Submissions of LASERS Documents via Fax

16-23: Self-Funded COLA Election – New Form

16-16: Steps to Retirement

16-14: Part-Time Employees

16-12: Educating Early Career Members on LASERS

16-08: Act 368 of 2015 – Collection of Litter Fines

16-07: Use of Leave When Returning to State Service

16-02: LASERS Training Class

2015

2015

15-19: Employees Hired After July 1, 2015
15-12: Updating Agency Contact Information in ESS
15-01: Paperless Annual Statements

2014

2014

14-13: Commission and Board Members Not Eligible for LASERS
14-10: Suggestions for Leave Certification

2013

2013

13-27: Refund of Accumulated Contribution Process
13-24: Reporting Leave Without Pay (LWOP)
13-23: Rehired Retirees
13-19: Selecting a Retirement Date
13-16: Enrollment in LASERS for Part-Time, Intermittent, Temporary, Emergency, WAE, and Job Appointment Employees
13-15: Reminder on Air Time Purchases and Health Insurance Premiums
13-13: Retirement Eligible Contributions and Wage Types
13-06: Disability Retirement for Employees with 20 Years (Clarification of Liaison Memo 12-26)
13-02: Leave Certification Form

2012

2012

12-27: Additional Steps in Hiring Process (Benefit Forfeiture)
12-26: Disability Retirement for Employees with 20 Years
12-23: Retirement Eligibility on Optional Pay
12-22: Layoffs
12-21: Procedures When Hiring Re-employed Retirees
12-15: Privatization
12-07: Employer Provided Cell Phones

2011

2011

11-32: Vesting in LASERS for Rank-And-File Members
11-31: Self-Funded COLA Not Best Choice for All
11-27: Adjunct Professors
11-23: Air Time for Retirement Eligibility Purchases
11-19: 2011 Legislation
11-15: HAZ Plan Enrollment Deadline
11-14: LASERS Eligibility for Part-Time Employees
11-13: HAZ Plan Enrollment Effective Date
11-12: HAZ Plan Enrollment Extension
11-09: Applying for Disability
11-07: HAZ Plan Enrollment Extension
11-05: Important Act 992 Reminders
11-04: DROP and retirement eligibility changes for employees covered under ACT 75
11-01: HAZ Plan Transition Update

2010

2010

10-27: HAZ Plan Transition Information
10-26: Act 992 New Retirement Plan Codes
10-20: Member Registration Form 1-1 (ER1)
10-19: Act 992 Hazardous Duty Personnel
10-12: Termination Date
10-06: LASERS Required Documents
10-01: New Retirement Option

2009

2009

09-21: Contributions for Furloughed Employees-Unclassified Employee

2008

2008

08-17: Your Benefits are Secure
08-02: LASERS Dual Employment Eligibilities
08-01: Eligibility in LASERS

2007

2007

07-10: Emoluments
07-09: Interest on Delinquent Contributions
07-08: USERRA
07-04: Employment Status of LASERS Members
07-02: Pension Protection Act of 2006
07-01: Check 21 – Deposits of Agency Contributions

2006

2006

06-15: New Tax Notice from LASERS
06-14: Certification at End of Employment Forms
06-12: Cash Acceptance Policy
06-08: Act 75 of the 2005 Regular Session
06-04: Agency Delinquent Contributions
06-01: Agency Reporting for Furloughed Employees

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