COVID-19 Claims Guide and Helpful Retirement System Information
As we all continue to navigate our lives through this pandemic, I have attached a COVID-19 Claims guide prepared for you by my office.
See below for some very helpful links below.
Hopefully, this will all be a thing of the past in a year.
New York State Retirement System COVID-19 Help Center
https://www.osc.state.ny.us/retirement/members/covid-19-help-center
New York City Retirement System Accidental Death Benefit Fact Sheet
https://www.nycers.org/sites/main/files/file-attachments/748_0.pdf?1596650130
Enhanced Death Benefit for Survivors of COVID-19 Victims information
https://www.nyretirementnews.com/enhanced-death-benefit-for-survivors-of-covid-19-victims/
NYSLRS/NYCERS Power of Attorney information
https://www.nyretirementnews.com/power-of-attorney/
https://www.nycers.org/sites/main/files/file-attachments/204.pdf?1490540684
NYSLRS Special Durable Power of Attorney Form
https://www.osc.state.ny.us/files/retirement/forms/pdf/poa.pdf
COVID-19 Service Retirement, Disability Retirement and 15-Day Retirement Period Waived informational links
https://www.nyretirementnews.com/retirement-online-makes-applying-for-retirement-fast-easy/
https://www.osc.state.ny.us/retirement/members/disability-benefits
https://www.nyretirementnews.com/15-day-notice-for-retirement-waived-during-covid-19-emergency/
Thank you,
Jordan A. Ziegler, Esq.
Senior Partner
500 Express Drive South
Suite 100
Brentwood, NY 11717
At Exit 53 Wicks Road and South Service Road
Tel: 800.692.3717
Cel: 917.796.1420
Fax: 631-218-0401
jziegler@workerslaw.com
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