Chapter 44 - Discontinued Service Retirement
Article Excerpt: "The availability of discontinued service retirement gives agencies a valuable personnel management tool to lessen the impact of an involuntary separation on a long-serving employee. Before supporting an application for discontinued service retirement, an agency should consider all of the facts and circumstances to determine whether it appears that the true nature of the action qualifies...A discontinued service retirement provides an immediate annuity for employees who are separated involuntarily. Discontinued service retirement has different age and service requirements than ..."
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