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5 CFR 839.304: What if my employer does not notify me?

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  1. Title 5—Administrative Personnel
  2. CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
  3. SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS
  4. PART 839—CORRECTION OF RETIREMENT COVERAGE ERRORS UNDER THE FEDERAL ERRONEOUS RETIREMENT COVERAGE CORRECTIONS ACT
  5. Subpart C—Employer Responsibility to Notify Employees

(a) If your error has not previously been corrected, the 6-month time limit on making an election of retirement coverage under the FERCCA (see § 839.611(a)) does not begin to run until you are notified of the error.

(b) If your error was previously corrected, the 18-month time limit on making an election of retirement coverage ends on September 19, 2002. Employers and OPM may extend the time limit if you were prevented from making a timely election due to a cause beyond your control (see § 839.612).

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