If you return to work at UC and your appointment meets the requirements for UCRP membership, you must decide:

• Continue to receive retirement income and not earn additional UCRP.service credit; or
• Whether to suspend your retirement income and earn additional UCRP service credit.

If you continue to receive your monthly retirement income, you:

• will not be reinstated as an active UCRP member and will not earn additional UCRP service credit;
• will be required to contribute 7.5 percent of your pay to the Defined contribution Plan Pretax account as a Safe Harbor participant;
• may choose to contribute to the DC Plan After-Tax Account, the 403(b) Plan and/or the 457(b) Plan

If you suspend retirement income, you will:

• Be reinstated as an active UCRP member and earn additional service credit
• Need to contact UC Customer Service (1-800-888-8267) to suspend retirement income;
• Be required to contribute to the Defined Contribution Pretax Account in an amount determined by your UCRP membership classification;
• Have the option to contribute to the DC Plan After-Tax Account, the 403(b) Plan and/or the 457(b) Plan

In some instances, your appointment could meet the requirements for UCRP membership in the future. For example, if you return to work less than 12 months after you retire, you may accrue 1,000 or more hours worked in a 12-month period, which makes you eligible to suspend your retirement income. At the time you become eligible to suspend your monthly retirement income, you should talk with your local Benefits Office.

Quick Links

• Returning to UC Employment After Retirement Factsheet [PDF]