August 2021 Featured Articles The Future Arrives: Online Retirement Rollout Nears CompletionVRS has been gradually rolling out online retirement in members' myVRS accounts. By the middle of this month, most of your empl...Learn More Adopt These Best Practices for Using myVRS NavigatorAs the new fiscal year gets underway, take note of key processes employers need to perform in myVRS Navig...Learn More New Higher Education Faculty Have 60 Days to Select Their Retirement PlanNew faculty members eligible to elect coverage under the Optional Retirement Plan for Higher Education (ORPHE) must choose the...Learn More August 2021 Articles Announcements August 2021 2021 COLA and hazardous duty supplement increases took effect July 1: A cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of 1.23% took effect... Your Turn to Ask August 2021 How soon should new employees register for a myVRS account? The Future Arrives: Online Retirement Rollout Nears Completion August 2021 VRS has been gradually rolling out online retirement in members' myVRS accounts. By the middle of this month, most of your empl... Adopt These Best Practices for Using myVRS Navigator August 2021 As the new fiscal year gets underway, take note of key processes employers need to perform in myVRS Navig... New Higher Education Faculty Have 60 Days to Select Their Retirement Plan August 2021 New faculty members eligible to elect coverage under the Optional Retirement Plan for Higher Education (ORPHE) must choose the... Member MBPs Available Soon in myVRS August 2021 The 2021 Member Benefit Profiles (MBPs) for Plan 1, Plan 2 and Hybrid Retirement Plan members will be available in their myVRS... Three Ways To Help New Hires Learn More About Their VRS Benefits August 2021 Ready to help employees learn more about their VRS benefits, but not sure where to start? Here are three important points to co... Reminder: Hybrid Plan Corrections Policy Changes Took Effect August 1 August 2021 Changes to VRS' policy on defined contribution corrections PDF to Hybrid Retirement Plan members' accounts became effective Aug... Steps to Take if a Member Is Convicted of a Work-Related Felony August 2021 When a VRS member is convicted of a felony for misconduct (occurring on or after July 1, 2011) associated with the member’s per... Announcements Financial Reporting Employer Training Member Education Forms Your Turn to Ask