Louisiana § 11:163.2 Involuntary furlough; service and salary credit; credit for leave without pay

Louisiana Statutes

§ 11:163.2 — Involuntary furlough; service and salary credit; credit for leave without pay

Louisiana § 11:163.2

Title 11Consolidated Public Retirement Systems

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La. Stat. Ann. § 11:163.2 (2026).

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§163.2. Involuntary furlough; service and salary credit; credit for leave without pay A.

(1)Any member of the Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Louisiana who, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was involuntarily furloughed without pay due to a reduction-in-force of his employer or was involuntarily furloughed or placed on leave without pay may purchase service and salary credit for each day of service during the period beginning on April 1, 2020, and ending on November 30, 2020, that he was furloughed or on such leave if such service was not credited to his account, subject to the limitations contained in Subsection B of this Section.

(2)A member who purchases service and salary credit pursuant to this Section shall pay to the system or to his employer the employee and employer contrib

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§163.2. Involuntary furlough; service and salary credit; credit for leave without pay
A.(1) Any member of the Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Louisiana
who, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was involuntarily furloughed without pay due to a
reduction-in-force of his employer or was involuntarily furloughed or placed on leave
without pay may purchase service and salary credit for each day of service during the period
beginning on April 1, 2020, and ending on November 30, 2020, that he was furloughed or
on such leave if such service was not credited to his account, subject to the limitations
contained in Subsection B of this Section.
(2) A member who purchases service and salary credit pursuant to this Section shall
pay to the system or to his employer the employee and employer contributions which would
have been remitted to the system by his employer if not for the involuntary furlough or leave
without pay. Such contributions, if paid to the employer, shall be remitted by the employer
to the system. The member shall remit the contributions no later than December 31, 2021.
B. Any service and salary credit purchased pursuant to this Section shall be subject
to the following conditions and limitations:
(1) There shall be no duplication of service credit.
(2) The employer shall certify the loss of service credit was due to the COVID-19
pandemic.
(3) The purchased service and salary credit may not be used for the purpose of
meeting the minimum service requirements for disability retirement.
(4) Compensation on which the required contributions for purchase of service and
salary credit are based shall be the rate of compensation in effect for the last full pay period
ending on or before the date the member was furloughed or placed on leave without pay.
(5) The right to purchase service and salary credit pursuant to this Section shall not
apply to routine personnel actions or separations which are not the direct result of the
COVID-19 pandemic.
(6) Any dispute arising under the limitations of this Subsection shall be resolved in
the sole and exclusive discretion of the board of trustees of the retirement system.
C. The board of trustees may adopt rules to implement the provisions of this Section.