Technical Letter
HR/Benefits 2005-05
Attachment B
CSU FORM SSA-1945
ST STATEMENT CONCERNING YOUR EMPLOYMENT IN A JOB NOT
COVERED BY SOCIAL SECURITY
EMPLOYEE AND CAMPUS INFORMATION
EMPLOYEE NAME (Last, First, Middle Initial) EMPLOYEE ID #
CAMPUS DEPARTMENT
Please be advised that your earnings from this position are not covered under Social Security. When you retire, or
if you become disabled, you may receive a pension based on earnings from this position. If you do, and you are also
entitled to a benefit from Social Security based on either your own work or the work of your husband or wife, or former
husband or wife, your pension benefit may affect the amount of the Social Security Benefit you receive. Your Medicare
benefits, however, will not be affected.
Under the Social Security law, there are two (2) ways your Social Security benefit amount may be affected:
1. Windfall Elimination Provision
Under the Windfall Elimination Provision, your Social Security retirement or disability benefit is figured using a
modified formula when you are also entitled to a pension from a job where you did not pay Social Security tax. As a
result, you will receive a lower Social Security benefit than if you were not entitled to a pension from this job.
For example, if you are age 62 in 2005, the maximum monthly reduction in your Social Security benefit as a result of
this provision is $313.50. This amount is updated annually. This provision reduces, but does not totally eliminate, your
Social Security benefit.
2. Government Pension Offset Provision
Under the Government Pension Offset Provision, any Social Security spouse or widow(er) benefit to which you become
entitled will be offset if you also receive a Federal, State, or local government pension based on work where you did not
pay Social Security tax. The offset reduces the amount of your Social Security spouse or widow(er) benefit by two-thirds
(2/3) of the amount of your pension.
For example, if you get a monthly pension of $600 based on earnings that are not covered under Social Security, two-
thirds of that amount, $400, is used to offset your Social Security spouse or widow(er) benefit. If you are eligible for a
$500 widow(er) benefit, you will receive $100 per month from Social Security ($500-$400 = $100). Even if your
pension is high enough to totally offset your spouse or widow(er) Social Security benefit, you are still eligible for
Medicare at age 65.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For more information, please refer to Social Security Publications “Windfall Elimination Provision,” and
“Government Pension Offset Provision.” These publications, and additional pertinent information, including
information about exceptions to each provision, are available at www.socialsecurity.gov
. You may also call toll free at
(800) 772-1213, or the TTY number at (800) 325-0778, or contact your local Social Security Office.
REQUIRED SIGNATURE
I certify that I have received CSU FORM SSA-1945 that contains information about the possible effects of the
Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset Provision on my potential future Social
Security benefits.
SIGNATURE OF EMPLOYEE DATE
CAMPUS NAME
EMPLOYER ID#
CSU FORM SSA-1945
