Military Leave Catch-Up

The military leave catch-up is a provision under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)The federal law enacted in 1994 that provides job and benefits protection to employees who take a leave of absence to serve in the military, National Guard, or other uniformed services. USERRA clarified and strengthened the Veterans' Reemployment Rights Act.. If you have been absent from employment because of military serviceThe performance of duty on a voluntary or involuntary basis in a uniformed service under competent authority, including active duty, active duty for training, initial active duty for training, inactive duty training, full-time National Guard duty, a period when an employee is absent from employment for the purpose of an examination to determine the employee's fitness to perform any of the previous types of duty, or a period of time an employee is absent from employment to perform funeral honors duty as authorized by 10 U.S.C. 12503 or 32 U.S.C. 115., you may elect to catch up contributions that would have been permitted had you remained in employment with your employer during the qualifying period of military service.

Upon re-employment, you may enroll by completing a Military Leave Catch-Up Contributions enrollment form. After receiving the form, OSGP staff will notify you of the amount of maximum additional contributions you may defer.

You can make military leave catch-up contributions for the period that begins on the re-employment date and whose length is the lesser of (1) three times the period of qualified military service or (2) five years.

The military leave catch-up can be canceled at any time.

Contact OSGP at 503-378-3730 for the Military Leave Catch-Up Contributions enrollment form.

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Catch-Up Contributions

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