Understanding Discontinued Service Retirement
Discontinued service retirement refers to the situation in which a federal employee is eligible for a retirement annuity due to having been involuntarily separated from service for reasons other than misconduct and who has 25 years of service or who has 20 years of service and is 50 years old. After investing many of their career lives in federal employment service, these employees are provided with this financial compensation. To qualify for this retirement benefit, the separation must have occurred without the employee’s consent and against his or her will. It will not apply, however, if the employee was removed from service due to misconduct or delinquency.
Many scenarios exist in which involuntary separation will result in eligibility for a discontinued service retirement. They include the abolishment of your job, a reduction in force, losing your job through a reduction of agency funds, a transfer of function outside of your commuting area, an incumbent’s term of office expires, removal for poor performance (but not misconduct), failing to continue to qualify for a position, reassignment out of the commuting area, and others. It is important to consult with a DC federal employment lawyer at the firm about your situation to get the legal answers you need. The firm will aggressively pursue your case for a retirement annuity where eligible.
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