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NEW YORK CITY EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEMRefundsIn the event military service purchased under Article 20 of the RSSL does not increase a member’sretirement allowance or death benefit, any payments made towards such purchase shallbe refunded by NYCERS, with interest.For In-Service Survivor Benefits, a refund (plus interest) is issued if:1. The member dies in service, and2. The member purchased military service under RSSL Article 20, and3. The military service purchased does not produce a greater death benefit than thatwhich would have been payable had the member not purchased such service.For Retirees, a refund (plus interest) is issued if:1. The retiree purchased military service under Article 20 of the RSSL while a member,and2. The military service purchased does not produce a greater retirement allowancethan the allowance that would have been payable had the member not purchasedsuch service.LR: Chapter 547 of the Laws of 2002SR: RSSL §1000 subdivision 9UNION LEAVE SERVICEA member may be granted Credited Service for an authorized leave of absence without pay toconduct labor relations activity on behalf of a public employee union, if the employer adopts aresolution and files an election with NYCERS to offer this credit and NYCERS receives an annualcertification that the member is indeed performing union leave activities. This service may beeither on a part-time or full-time basis.A member must pay his or her Basic Member Contributions for time spent on union leave. On anannual basis, NYCERS sends a letter to each member on union leave detailing the contributionsrequired.PART-TIME SERVICECity service rendered by an employee who is regularly scheduled to work 1,827 hours in a calendaryear is considered full-time service. The maximum number of hours that will be creditedis 35 hours in any weekly pay period and 70 hours in any bi-weekly pay period.Part-time service is service in which an employee works less than 1,827 hours in a calendaryear. Part-time service can be Membership Service, Purchased Service, Transferred Service,etc. Regardless of how part-time service is obtained, NYCERS will prorate credit on the basis ofone year of full-time service -- 1,827 hours worked in a calendar year.LR: Chapter 749 of the Laws of 1992SR: NYC Administrative Code §13-638.4; RSSL §609 subdivision aCREDITED SERVICEDual Employment ServiceDual Employment refers to concurrent employment in two or more NYCERS-eligible positions inCity service. Such positions may be either full-time or part-time.Members who concurrently hold two or more NYCERS-eligible positions are required to makemember contributions based on Wages earned from such positions. In return, members who16