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ORP Eligibility

Employees to participate in the ORP must be employed in one of the following positions:

Faculty
Chancellor
Vice Chancellor
President
Vice Presidents
Deans
Senior Administrators I, II, III, or IV at the University of Massachusetts

Eligible Employees must meet the minimum workload requirement as defined in Chapter 32 of the Massachusetts General Laws (M.G.L.), generally, 50% Full-Time Equivalency (FTE). This is the same minimum workload requirement for the State Employees' Retirement System (SERS).

Eligible Employees must not be vested in any plan governed by Chapter 32 (M.G.L.), including the State Employees’ Retirement System (SERS), the State Teacher's Retirement System (STRS), and many county retirement plans.