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Post Retirement Employment

Post retirement employment allows retired employees, with approval, to work at the University for a limited amount of hours per fiscal year. You cannot be employed by a CalPERS employer for a period of 180 days after your retirement date without reinstating from retirement. Be sure to review the Employment After Retirement publication for specific guidelines and restrictions.

Academic Positions

Academic positions are restricted to working 960 hours in a fiscal year or 50 percent of the hours the employee was employed during the last fiscal year prior to retirement, whichever is less, for all CalPERS covered employers. Exceptions to the 180-day wait period are participants in the Faculty Early Retirement Program (FERP) who must be pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement with the CSU prior to January 1, 2013 or has been included in subsequent agreements.

Staff and Management Positions

Staff and management positions are restricted to working 960 hours for all CalPERS covered employers in a fiscal year.

For more information regarding post retirement employment for academic positions, including FERP (Faculty Early Retirement Program) contact Faculty Affairs at (562) 985-5157. Contact Staff Human Resources at (562) 985-4031 for staff and management positions.

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