View the State Social Security Administrator (SSSA) program newsletter archives below for more detailed information about Social Security and Medicare. If you have questions or topics you'd like addressed in future bulletins, email us.

2022

Issue Topics
Spring (PDF)
  • Rehired Annuitants: Social Security Coverage Under a Divided Vote Section 218 Agreement
  • Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) & Government Pension Offset (GPO)
Winter (PDF)
  • Why Public Employees Need myCalPERS Access
  • Completing the Annual Information Request in myCalPERS

2021

Issue Topics
Fall (PDF)
  • Employer Responsibilities – Worker Classifications
  • Employer Responsibilities – Correcting Withholdings
Summer (PDF)
  • Volunteers: Firefighters and Board Members
  • SSSA at the CalPERS Educational Forum
Spring (PDF)
  • Who is a Retired Annuitant?
  • Requirements for Receiving Social Security Benefits
Winter (PDF)
  • Social Security and W2 Reconciliation
  • Retirement System Coverage for Rehired Annuitants

2020

Issue Topics
Fall (PDF)
  • Form SSA-1945 – Jobs Not Covered by Social Security
  • Absolute Coverage for Rehired Annuitants
Summer (PDF)
  • How to Withhold and Report Social Security and Medicare Taxes for Election Workers
  • Till Death Do Us Part (Section 218 Agreements)
Spring (PDF)
  • Windfall Elimination Provision & Government Pension Offset
  • Are Your Employees’ Social Security Benefits Protected?
Winter (PDF)
  • Mandatory Social Security and Medicare
  • Board Members - Independent Contractors or Employees?