October 2021 Featured Articles Talk With Employees About Online SecurityStaying safe and securing online accounts requires protecting employees’ personal information. Partnering with you, VRS also ta...Learn More Gain In-Depth Benefits Knowledge Through the VRS Training AcademyVRS has redesigned and reformatted its Benefits Series online training courses. Part of the VRS Training Academy, each of these...Learn More Three Ways You Can Help Employees Build a Secure FutureNational Retirement Security Month affords you an opportunity to reengage with employees about their future. Are they on track...Learn More October 2021 Articles Announcements October 2021 Are you using the latest VRS forms? Before you complete and send a form to VRS, take a quick moment to look at the revision... Your Turn to Ask October 2021 Do you have any resources that I can share with employees to promote myVRS registration? VRS Member Guide Streamlines New Hire Orientation October 2021 A new publication, the VRS Member Guide, is now available online PDF and in print. It will make it easier for you to counsel an... Preview: VRS Board to Certify Employer Contribution Rates for Statewide Plans and OPEBs October 2021 At its October 14 meeting, the VRS Board of Trustees will certify to the governor and the General Assembly fiscal year 2023 and... Three Ways You Can Help Employees Build a Secure Future October 2021 National Retirement Security Month affords you an opportunity to reengage with employees about their future. Are they on track... Beneficiary Management Moved Online to myVRS October 2021 Members may now set up and update beneficiaries through myVRS for their defined benefit member account and group life insurance... ORPHE Open Enrollment Underway October 2021 October marks annual open enrollment for participants in the Optional Retirement Plan for Higher Education (ORPHE). Between Oct... Gain In-Depth Benefits Knowledge Through the VRS Training Academy October 2021 VRS has redesigned and reformatted its Benefits Series online training courses. Part of the VRS Training Academy, each of these... LODA Training Available Online October 2021 The Line of Duty Act (LODA) provides benefits to state employees, local government employees and volunteers who hold specified... Talk With Employees About Online Security October 2021 Staying safe and securing online accounts requires protecting employees’ personal information. Partnering with you, VRS also ta... Local Employers: Notify VRS of Employee Disability Claims or Status Changes October 2021 Whether you provide the Virginia Local Disability Program (VLDP) or a comparable disability plan to your Hybrid Retirement Plan... Announcements Financial Reporting Employer Training Member Education Forms Your Turn to Ask