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GUIDES FOR EMPLOYERS

Employer Self-Service PDF

Employer’s Guide to Retirement

This guide contains detailed information about service credit, contribution reporting, retirement plans, re-employed retirees, benefit calculations, and much more. Download the full guide or click the tab to view individual chapters.

If you have any questions, please email [email protected].

Guide (all chapters)

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Individual Chapters (text only)

Download chapters here  Employer’s Guide to Retirement

  • Chapter 1 – Membership & Enrollment
  • Chapter 2 – Service Credit
  • Chapter 3 – Contribution Reporting
  • Chapter 4 – Refund of Contributions
  • Chapter 5 – Purchases, Transfers & Reciprocals
  • Chapter 6 – Survivor Benefits
  • Chapter 7 – The Retirement Process
  • Chapter 8 – Retirement Benefit Calculation & Eligibility
  • Chapter 9 – Retirement Options & Cost-of-Living Adjustments
  • Chapter 10 – Regular Retirement
  • Chapter 11 – Initial Benefit Option
  • Chapter 12 – Deferred Retirement Option Plan
  • Chapter 13 – Disability Retirement
  • Chapter 14 – Conversion of Unused Annual & Sick Leave
  • Chapter 15 – Re-employed Retirees
  • Chapter 16 – Community Property & Divorce
  • Chapter 17 – Hazardous Duty Services Plan
  • Chapter 18 – Judicial Retirement Plans
  • Chapter 19 – Wildlife Agents Plan
  • Chapter 20 – Correctional Retirement Plans
  • Appendix A – How to Enroll and Terminate Members Using ESS
  • Appendix B – DROP v. IBO
  • Appendix C – LASERS Membership Categories
  • Appendix D – Glossary of Terms
Employer Self-Service PDF

Employer Self-Service Contribution Reporting User Guide

This guide contains information on logging in to Employer Self-Service, submitting employer and employee contributions, the employer Option 1A rehired retiree module, and more.

Download the ESS User Training Guide (PDF)

Solaris Employer File Layout PDF

FTP File Layout Guide for SOLARIS

This guide explains file layout requirements, file format rules, file rejection reasons, and more.

Download the FTP File Layout Guide (PDF)

Historic Agency Contribution Rates PDF

Historic Agency Contribution Rates

This document contains all Historic Agency Contribution rates for LASERS retirement plans.

Download Agency Historic Contribution Rates (PDF)

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