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Retirement Online makes it easy to manage pension i $
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Review the most up-to-date information about your account including pension details and reviewing deductions Generate an Income Verification Letter
If you you you need to prove your pension income you you you can visit Retirement Online and generate an an an an income verification letter any time Update Contact Information
If you you are moving or or or changing your phone number or or email address it’s easy to keep NYSLRS updated so you don’t miss important news and information You worked hard for your guaranteed pension As a a a a CSEA Retiree member you you know the best way to to protect your pension and and health benefits
stay connected to to to our our union and and have access to to money-saving CSEA member member benefits
is through your your union membership Urge your your eligible family members members friends and former co-workers to to also join the CSEA Retiree Division to to to keep our union as as strong as as possible When we we we stand together in great numbers we we we we have the the power to to protect our retirement security as as well as as that of future retirees It’s easy to to join Even if you you are a a a a a current member the best way to to pay your dues is through pension pension deduction deduction Joining by pension pension deduction deduction is only $3 per month Once you you sign up you you don’t have to worry about paying a a a a a yearly bill The first
step in in signing up is to get your New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) ID number which you can get by logging onto Retirement Online The NYSLRS ID number is a a a unique identifier identifier assigned to each member of the NYS Retirement System This identifier identifier starts with the letter “R1” and is is is followed
by 8-9 digits (i e e e e e e e e e e e R12345678) This number is is is required from all members joining the CSEA Retiree Division who opt opt to to choose the the the pension deduction option to to pay their dues You can manage your retirement benefits
through the New York State and Local Retirement Retirement System’s (NYSLRS) online portal Retirement Retirement Retirement Online From the the “New York Retirement Retirement News” publication on on these pages are just a a a a a a a few ways the the portal can work for you about your benefits
Snowbirds can fly more easily too because
Retirement Online allows you you to to schedule an an an an address change so so you you you get important NYSLRS mail at your seasonal home Manage Beneficiaries
On On Retirement Online you you can view your beneficiary selections and submit changes You can change change the beneficiary for your post-retirement death benefit or or or or Update your contact beneficiary information As a a a a a CSEA Retiree member it’s always important for you to to stay connected to to our union Please help us us make sure we have your most current information Update us us by logging into or or or creating your online member account at at cseany org/register Once logged in in select “MY CSEA ACCOUNT” in in the application dropdown box You will need your CSEA Member ID Number which can be be be looked up on the home page of our our website at cseany org If you you don’t don’t have a a a a a a computer or or or don’t don’t wish to update your information online call CSEA Headquarters at at at at 1-800-342-4146 Our staff in in in the the Member Solutions Center can update your information and/or point in in in the the right direction for for any questions you you you you may have have Even if you you you you have updated your information you you you are encouraged to call CSEA to confirm that your most recent information is correct It’s also important to keep your beneficiary information updated:
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Retirement Online convenient way to do York State and Local 4 CSEA RETIREE NEWS
• • • • Pension: New York State & Local Retirement System Website: www osc state ny us/retirement Toll-free: 1-866-805-0990 New York State Department of Civil Service Employee Benefits Division (for NYSHIP enrollees): 1-800-833-4344 All others: check your card for for number Employee Benefit Fund: Members with vision and dental contractual benefits
Website: cseaebf com Phone: 1-800- 323-2732
Pearl Insurance: 1-877-847-2732
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