Returning To Work

Post-retirement employment outside the framework of SBCERA participating employers will not affect payment of your retirement allowance.

If you wish to work for any of the SBCERA participating employers after you retire, you can not be paid for your work unless you are working in the following capacity:

in a position that requires special knowledge and skills that you have;
as a juror;
as an election officer;
as a field deputy for registration of voters;
as a member of the Board of Retirement, or,
as an independent contractor.

Also, you cannot be paid for more than 120 working days or 960 hours (whichever is greater) per fiscal year for any post-retirement work you do for the County of San Bernardino or SBCERA employer without freezing your original retirement as noted above. When you return to work full-time with your former SBCERA employer, your monthly retirement benefit will be suspended-you will stop receiving your retirement allowance during the period you are working again.

While you are working, you will have contributions to the SBCERA deducted from your paychecks. Your contribution rate will be based on the same age as it was during your earlier employment. When you decide to retire again, payment of your retirement allowance will resume. The monthly amount will be recalculated to reflect any additional years of service credit you accumulated during your return to employment.

For information on what happens to your retiree health insurance coverage, contact the County of San Bernardino Employee Benefits Department.

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