Retirement Question (newbie)

[lldad4]

Hello All, Newbie here. Hopefully, someone can send us in the right direction.

Husband worked for Overnite/UPS Freight for 29 years. Husband had catastrophic injury in March 2013. Was STD for 6 months, then LTD until Aug 2015.

LTD required him to apply for SS disability. Was approved in July 2015. We were not notified until late August 2015. By that time, he had returned to work for about 2 weeks (hard to keep a good man down). Return to work failed - new physical problems.

Officially 'retired' from the company in Aug 2015. Currently receives a disability benefit of about $250/month.

Flash Forward to today - he's 52, has been on SSI since July 2015. We're trying to find out if he can apply and start pulling his UPS Freight pension. (Either full pension or disability - not sure of anything).

HR says no. He has to wait until he's 55, since Freight division does not have a service pension.

Hope I'm saying all that correctly.

Any help/guidance would be greatly appreciated.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

HR is correct.

 

[lldad4]

Thank you.

 

[Ms.PacMan]

Is there any wording in the pension documents that might allow for an immediate pension because of disability?

 

[scooby0048]

Currently receives a disability benefit of about $250/month.

29 years and that's what he gets for a disability payment. That's just disgusting. I hope you folks get things squared away the right way.

 

[MC4YOU2]

Talk to his Business Agent at his union local. He should have correct info.

 

[Dean E. Spaans]

Hello All, Newbie here. Hopefully, someone can send us in the right direction.

Husband worked for Overnite/UPS Freight for 29 years. Husband had catastrophic injury in March 2013. Was STD for 6 months, then LTD until Aug 2015.

LTD required him to apply for SS disability. Was approved in July 2015. We were not notified until late August 2015. By that time, he had returned to work for about 2 weeks (hard to keep a good man down). Return to work failed - new physical problems.

Officially 'retired' from the company in Aug 2015. Currently receives a disability benefit of about $250/month.

Flash Forward to today - he's 52, has been on SSI since July 2015. We're trying to find out if he can apply and start pulling his UPS Freight pension. (Either full pension or disability - not sure of anything).

HR says no. He has to wait until he's 55, since Freight division does not have a service pension.

Hope I'm saying all that correctly.

Any help/guidance would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Dean E. Spaans]

Hello all, I'm about to retire from the Army and would like to hire on in the Fayetteville NC area. How do I go about that? Where do I send my resume to?

 

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[trickpony1]

Hello all, I'm about to retire from the Army and would like to hire on in the Fayetteville NC area. How do I go about that? Where do I send my resume to?

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