Podcasts Government For Your Benefit Special Provisions Retirees and the Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act - July 20, 2015

Special Provisions Retirees and the Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act - July 20, 2015

Published: July 20, 2015, 4:22 p.m.

Hosts Bob Leins and Tammy Flanagan discuss the new law allowing law enforcement officers, air traffic controllers, fire fighters and other special retirement groups to access their TSP contributions without penalty as early as age 50 without incurring a 10% early withdrawal penalty. They also discuss other issues related to these special retirement groups that are subject to mandatory retirement and more liberal eligibility rules.