Jul 31, 2020

Member, employer and state contribution…

Jun 25, 2020

DRS will have reduced customer service availability in July due to mandatory furloughs of team members and high seasonal volumes of retirement processing.

  • DRS will be closed on the following dates: July 2, 3, 10, 17 and 24, 2020.…
Apr 09, 2020

You may be wondering if the recent turmoil in the financial markets puts your pension benefits at risk.  The answer is no.  Your pension benefits are guaranteed and your pension fund is fully protected.

Before this national health…

Apr 02, 2020

On March 31, 2020, Governor Jay Inslee issued a proclamation related to the COVID-19 outbreak which waives return-to-work…

Apr 01, 2020

March 31, 2020, Governor Inslee issued a proclamation clearing the way for retirees from LEOFF Plan 2 to return to active service as a law enforcement officer or fire fighter while continuing to receive their pension benefit.  This change will…

Feb 28, 2020

Each year, the Office of the State Actuary calculates the LEOFF Plan 2 Cost-of-Living-Adjustments (COLAs) at the request of the Department of Retirement Systems. Here are the 2020 results:

COLAs as of July 1, 2020

Jan 06, 2020

The 2019 Legislature directed the Law Enforcement Officers’ and Fire Fighters’ Plan 2 Retirement Board to study the tax, legal, fiscal, policy, and administrative issues related to allowing tribal law enforcement officers to…