A: Following your retirement from a public service position, there are two strict limitations on further public employment within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for any calendar year (January 1 through December 31).
- Your re-employment is limited to a period of not more than 1200 hours, in the aggregate or
- Your earnings for the period of re-employment, when added to your retirement allowance, cannot be greater than the salary currently being paid for the position from which you have retired.
If you exceed either limitation, you must cease all public employment, and you will be subject to reimbursement of all compensation in excess of your limits or you must waive the receipt of your retirement allowance for the period of re-employment with any public sector employer. For regular superannuation retirees, employment in the private sector is not subject to any restrictions. For all disability retirees, all post–retirement earnings including private sector earnings are subject to restrictions.
Example:
- Currently, the position from which you retired pays $50,000.00 and your retirement allowance is $30,000.00. You are limited to the difference...for that calendar year, you can earn $20,000.00 of earnings from your public sector employment.