What Laid Off Federal Employees Need To Know
Guest Expert: Ilene Slatko,
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Webinar Replay Description
Ilene Slatko, a Federal Employee Benefits Expert, led an insightful webinar designed to equip financial advisors with the knowledge needed to guide federal employees through the challenges of recent layoffs and early retirement. The session covered essential topics, including the distinctions between various federal retirement classifications, strategies for optimizing federal pensions under FERS and CSRS, and best practices for managing Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) distributions. Attendees also gained a deeper understanding of the Retiree Annuity Supplement and how to assess Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) and Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) options after separation from service.
Comments
A few comments from listeners when they were asked what the learned from the webinar:
This was amazing! I have one client who expects their position to be eliminated at the end of the FY and while this is high level some aspects were so incredibly helpful especially the date of retirement.
- Anne M.
I think the webinar really helped me to organize the components of Federal retirement benefits much better. Also, the delineation between early retirement (VERA) vs Discontinued Service Retirement vs Deferred Retirement vs resignation were extremely helpful. I take good notes, but I will be grabbing a few slides from this one!
- Douglas T.
So much, too much to list. Wonderful job and super, super timely and important.
- Steven K.
This was amazing! I have one client who expects their position to be eliminated at the end of the FY and while this is high level some aspects were so incredibly helpful especially the date of retirement.
- Anne M.
I think the webinar really helped me to organize the components of Federal retirement benefits much better. Also, the delineation between early retirement (VERA) vs Discontinued Service Retirement vs Deferred Retirement vs resignation were extremely helpful. I take good notes, but I will be grabbing a few slides from this one!
- Douglas T.
So much, too much to list. Wonderful job and super, super timely and important.
- Steven K.
What Laid Off Federal Employees Need To Know 03-14-2025
Attendees Comments:
This was amazing! I have one client who expects their position to be eliminated at the end of the FY and while this is high level some aspects were so incredibly helpful especially the date of retirement.
- Anne M.
I think the webinar really helped me to organize the components of Federal retirement benefits much better. Also, the delineation between early retirement (VERA) vs Discontinued Service Retirement vs Deferred Retirement vs resignation were extremely helpful. I take good notes, but I will be grabbing a few slides from this one!
- Douglas T.
So much, too much to list. Wonderful job and super, super timely and important.
- Steven K.