To be legally retired, you must end your employment, live until your effective date of retirement, have no intent or agreement, express or implied, to return to LGERS service and not perform any work for an LGERS employer at any time during the month of your effective date of retirement.
If you work in any capacity for an employer under LGERS after you have officially retired and are receiving monthly benefits, you will be subject to the return-to-work provisions described below which may limit your earnings or require you to re-enroll as a contributing member of LGERS.
You will be subject to return-to-work provisions based on the nature of the particular work you perform for an LGERS employer, regardless of your job classification or your technical employment status (which may include being assigned to work for an LGERS employer by a private company such as a temporary staffing agency).
Visit Return to Work Laws for current annual allowance, FAQs and other information.
Overpayments
An overpayment of benefits means you have received a larger benefit than you were entitled to receive. Statutory provisions require us to recover overpayments. This includes, but is not limited to, the following methods of recovery:
- Deductions from a monthly benefit;
- Monthly payment remittal;
- Lump-sum payments;
- Repayment from the NC Department of Revenue through the interception of tax refunds or potential lottery winnings;
- Deductions from an active payroll check (required if you are employed by an LGERS employer and have received an overpayment from LGERS).
This page was last modified on 02/13/2025