Part 1: Important Retirement and Disability Benefits for Injured and Ill Workers
NHRS benefits have been changed and amended over the years. Therefore, benefits and eligibility will vary (In some cases significantly) depending upon an employee’s hire date, service date, and date of vesting.
NHRS provides helpful information that guides employees through these changes so that they can better plan and estimate their available benefits. However, you need to know where to look.
Below are links to the summaries of available benefits for Group I employees (Employee and Teacher) and for Group II employees (Police and Fire) based upon service date, vesting date, and hire date. The best time to review this information is before you need it. These benefits are critical not just at the time of retirement, but in case of disability. Therefore it’s a good idea to review this information to determine which category you fit into based upon your hire, service, and vesting dates.
Group Information for Group I Employees:
Group I (Employee and Teacher) Member vested prior to January 1, 2012
NHRS (emp and teacher) member vested prior to 1-1-2012 pdf
Group I (Employee and Teacher) Member vested prior to January 1, 2012, but hired prior to July 1, 2010
NHRS (emp and teacher) member vested prior to 1-1-2010 but hired prior to 7-1-2010 pdf
Group I (Employee and Teacher) Member hired on or after July 1, 2011
NHRS member (empl. and teacher) hired on/after 7-1-2011 pdf
Group Information for Group II Employees:
Group II (Police and Fire) Member Benefits for members not vested prior to January 1, 2012
NHRS Police and Fire Member Benefits not vested prior to 1-1-2012 pdf
For Group II (Police and Fire) Member Benefits for members not vested prior to January 1, 2012 but hired prior to July 1, 2011
NHRS Police and Fire Member Benefits not vested prior to 1-1-2012 but hired prior to 7-1-2011 pdf
For Group II (Police and Fire) Member Benefits for members hired on or after July 1, 2011
NHRS Police and Fire Member Benefits if hired on/after July 1, 2011 pdf