Tier Number: Tier 4

Your Tier is generally determined by your title and the date you joined NYCERS.

If you joined NYCERS between July 27, 1976 and March 31, 2012, you are generally a NYCERS Tier 4 member, unless:

You are a District Attorney Investigator and belong to Tier 2 (if you were employed in such a title before April 1, 2012) or Tier 3 (if you became employed in such a title after March 31, 2012); OR
You are a Uniformed Correction Force member and belong to Tier 3; OR
You are a Uniformed Sanitation Force member who became employed in such a title after March 31, 2012 and belong to Tier 3.

Participation in Tier 4 and its retirement plans is closed to new members. Learn about Membership/Tier Reinstatement.

For complete details about Tier 4 and its Retirement Plans, please refer to the Summary Plan Description, Plan Brochures and Fact Sheets linked below.

Banking Operations Affidavit

Unclaimed Funds Inquiry

Instructions for Members Filing For Disability Retirement

Tier 4 – 62/5 Summary Plan Description (SPD)

Application to Purchase Service Credit for Layoff Time – New York City Transit Authority

Option Letter

Agency’s Employee Status Change Notification

Transferred Contributor Affidavit – Board of Education (BERS) Employees

Opt Out Election Form – EMT Members – 25-Year Retirement Plan – Tier 4 and Tier 6

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