Employers must report all re-hired retirees to the Retirement Systems Division each month. These re-hired retirees should be reported in ORBIT along with the rest of the ORBIT payroll report with the appropriate pay period, pay type, plan code, salary and all other applicable fields.

The Retirement Systems Division developed Worksheet ESRR (Certifying Employee Status Under Retirement Re-employment Laws) to assist employers and employees who re-enter employment as a re-hired retiree.

To avoid a potential penalty, we ask the employer to: 

• Report any known re-hired retirees who may be subject to the earnable allowance to the Retirement Systems Division through ORBIT.

To help employers report all re-hired retirees and avoid a potential penalty, the Retirement Systems Division created a tool in ORBIT to help employers track employees who are returning to work. This tool was designed to assist you in verifying which of your employees are retired and have returned to work, so you will know which re-hired retirees to report to the Retirement Systems Division. 

To use this tool, sign in to ORBIT and: 

• Access the ORBIT Employer website. Under “Reporting,” click on “Check Retired Status.” 
   
• On a monthly basis, upload a list of employee Social Security numbers. 
   
• Adjust rehired retiree information, if needed, under the “Check Retired Status” heading. 

Your employee list will be compared to the Retirement Systems Division retiree list to generate a report of members who are actively receiving a benefit from LGERS.