Code of Maine Rules
94 - INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
411 - MAINE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM (MAINEPERS)
Chapter 204 - WAIVER OF MEMBER PAYMENT REQUIREMENT WHERE CAUSED BY EMPLOYER ERROR OR OMISSION
Section 411-204-3 - PROCEDURE
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
1. A request for a waiver must be submitted in writing to the Executive Director within 30 days after receiving notice of the payment obligation and the process for requesting a waiver. The request must be accompanied by documentary proof establishing the criteria set forth in Section 1.
2. The member or retiree seeking the waiver must fully cooperate with the Executive Director's review of the request and promptly provide any additional relevant information requested by the Executive Director.
3. The submission of a waiver request suspends the payment obligation until the Executive Director or the Executive Director's designee issues a written decision on the waiver request.
4. The Executive Director or the Executive Director's designee will issue a written decision on the waiver request. If the decision is a denial of the request, the member or retiree seeking the waiver may appeal to the Board of Trustees pursuant to 5 M.R.S. §17451. The waiver request and any appeal of the request decision may be decided in conjunction with the determination of the underlying payment obligation.
