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The general University guidelines for reemployment after retirement are:
- You should not return to work at UC until after you receive your first retirement payment (or lump sum cashout), generally 90 days after your termination date. In any case you may not return to work sooner than 30 days after your termination date, even if you have received your first retirement payment or lump sum cashout. At the time of your retirement, both you and UC must have intended that a separation would occur and that your separation would be permanent.
- According to IRS guidance, if you are under age 60, you cannot discuss reemployoment prior to your separation.
- Your return to work should be caused by exigent circumstances - for example: the University could not find a suitable replacement after a search, your personal circumstances changed, or the University's circumstances changed.
- Generally, you should work less than 1,000 hours in 12 months (if paid hourly) or be reappointed at 46 percent time or less.
