Put your name and Social
Security number or CalPERS ID
at the top of every page
Member Name Social Security Number or CalPERS ID
PERS-MSD-370 (9/18) Page 2 of 4
Section 4
Employer Certification
Section 5
Pay Period Detail
Complete the required
Pay Period Detail for the
requested time period.
After completing
Sections 4–5 and before
submitting these forms
to CalPERS, provide
copies of this form to:
• your payroll/fiscal
department,
• the employee, and
• your own agency’s
records.
If the service was
performed for the State of
California or California
State University, employer
certification is not required.
Reminder: If the employee has indicated a retirement date in Section 1, it is imperative that CalPERS receive this
completed Employer Certification section and Pay Period Detail in Section 5 promptly. Delays in receiving this information
from your agency could affect the employee’s ability to make their election prior to retirement.
Did the employee contribute to a retirement plan, other than CalPERS, during the specified time period?
c
No
c
Yes
Plan Type:
c
Defined Benefit
c
Defined Contribution
If the employee contributed to a Defined Benefit (DB) plan, attach DB plan information to this form.
Plan Name:
Was the service rendered as an independent contractor or paid through a third party or temporary
employment agency?
c
No
c
Yes
For teachers’ assistants in a credential program only:
Did the employee require a temporary certificate from a California teacher training institution to serve
as a teacher assistant during their SPM employment period?
c
No
c
Yes
If yes, attach a copy of the duty description/statement for the teacher assistant position, personnel forms,
or any records that support this employment.
Employer Name
Please complete all areas for the period this person was employed by your agency. You must provide service
period dates, position titles, pay rates, hours worked, and earnings for each pay period. Please indicate any
overtime, special compensation, and holiday pay in a separate row. Also, indicate if the employee was subject
to mandatory furloughs by pay period, or the frequency.
Government Code section 20221 specifies employers are required to furnish CalPERS with
information requested.
For help completing this form, visit www.calpers.ca.gov and to view the Circular Letters concerning
employer certification guidelines.
Appointment Tenure
c
Permanent
c
Indeterminate
c
Seasonal
c
Temporary
c
Other (Explain):
Term End Date (mm/dd/yyyy)
Term End Date (mm/dd/yyyy)