June 3, 2014 – Several people have inquired about the designation “FERS-RAE” on the Form 50s of employees who were recently converted from Postal Support Employee to career.
The new designation reflects that the employees were hired as career employees on or after Jan. 1, 2013, and are covered under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) as Revised Annuity Employees (RAE).
In accordance with the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, career employees hired on or after Jan. 1, 2013, pay more for their retirement benefits than their predecessors. The law increased the contributions of new career employees to their retirement by 2.3 percent, raising deductions from 0.8 percent to 3.1 percent.
– See more at: http://www.apwu.org/news/web-news-article/new-code-form-50-reflects-bigger-deduction-retirement#sthash.P8s69USQ.dpuf
They knew or should have inquired about the terms of their employment, not that I like the situation!
Where is our union when employees are being robbed.
Gotta pay for that Wall St. bailout somehow ya know.
Crooks run this country.