{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-839.812","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 839.812","heading":"Will my employer get a refund if I had a qualifying retirement coverage error and the employer retirement contributions for my new retirement plan are less than what was already paid?","body":"No, if you were erroneously in CSRS, CSRS Offset, or Social Security-Only, then a correction of a retirement coverage error will not reduce the employer retirement contribution owed. Also, the FERCCA states that an employer may not remove from the Fund FERS employer contributions when correcting a qualifying retirement coverage error under this part.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 839—CORRECTION OF RETIREMENT COVERAGE ERRORS UNDER THE FEDERAL ERRONEOUS RETIREMENT COVERAGE CORRECTIONS ACT","Subpart H—Adjusting Retirement Deductions and Contributions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"ec59264560fe94e6368909a1cdca3d0caebdbf47dc0aa58de6308f896d871213","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-839.811","next":"us/5-cfr-839.821"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}