Under Public Employees' Pension Reform Act (PEPRA) law, members hired on or after January 1, 2013, are subject to increases or decreases to their member contribution rate based on CalPERS’ annual actuarial valuations.

We’ve designed this toolkit to provide public agency employers with the communication tools they’ll need to share this message to their active PEPRA member employees.

Sample Employer Email/Memo

Note: Only to be sent to impacted PEPRA employees; classic members are not impacted.

«DATE»

«PEPRA EMPLOYEE NAME»

You (will or will not) see a change to your PEPRA employee contribution rate change beginning with the July 1 pay period.

Under the Public Employees' Pension Reform Act (PEPRA) law, members hired on or after January 1, 2013, are subject to increases or decreases to their member contribution rate each fiscal year based on the CalPERS annual actuarial valuations.

This member contribution rate helps fund your lifetime pension benefit. You can find more information on the CalPERS Public Agency PEPRA Member Contributions page.

If you have any questions, please reach out to «EMPLOYEE TO CONTACT», «EMPLOYEE'S CONTACT INFORMATION».

Thank you,
«Employer»

Sample Social Media Post

Your PEPRA member contribution rate helps fund your lifetime pension benefits. Based on the most recent CalPERS annual actuarial valuations your contribution rate (will or will not) change beginning with your July 1 paycheck. Learn more at: Public Agency PEPRA Member Contributions.

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