4.24 H. Members with No Wages

If a member An employee who works in a position not excluded from IMRF coverage and whose position meets the annual hourly standard for IMRF coverage. For the purposes of an Authorized Agent submitting a petition or casting a ballot in an executive trustee election, an active member also includes an employee receiving an IMRF pension and working in position that does not qualify for IMRF participation or one that provides the employee the option of participating in IMRF, e.g., elected office. has no wages because of seasonal leave, disability leave, military leave, or other authorized leave but he or she has not terminated employment, you should insert blanks, dashes, or zeros in the wages and contributions columns on the Form 3.11 (allowed only for employers without Internet access reporting fewer than 25 members)  for monthly reporting of member wages and IMRF contribution.

If you use Employer Access Web Wage Reporting to report members’ wages, you will be prompted to confirm zero wages for the member.

See 6.40 Past Service Credits/Member Account Corrections for an explanation of service credit Service credit is a member's total time under IMRF, stated in years and fractions. Service is credited monthly while a member is working, receiving IMRF disability benefits or while he or she is on IMRF's Benefit Protection Leave. A member earns one month of service credit for each month he or she: (1) works in a qualified position and makes a member contribution. (2) worked in a qualified position prior to his or her employer joining IMRF. (3) receives an IMRF disability benefit. (4) is on an IMRF Benefit Protection Leave (limited to 12 months). (5) purchases a month of past service credit. A member cannot earn more than one month of service credit for any given calendar month. that can be granted when no wages have been paid.

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