Los Angeles Municipal Code

Sec. 4.1033. Early Retirement Incentive Program.

as, a Bona Fide Separation Pay Plan under Internal Revenue Code Section 457(e)(11) because (A) these payments are payable only to a person who has submitted an ERIP Election Form during the forty-five (45)-day ERIP window period and who actually has a severance from employment pursuant to the ERIP; (B) the amount payable does not exceed two times the person’s annual rate of pay (taking into account only pay that does not exceed the maximum amount that may be taken into account under a qualified plan pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(17) for the year in which the person has the person’s severance from employment); and (C) the payments shall be completed by the end of the second calendar year following the calendar year in which the employee separates from City service. Any tax liabilities arising from any Severance Payments and/or Separation Payments shall be the sole responsibility of the person(s) receiving the payments. (i) A Grandfathered Participant’s retirement is not considered a retirement under the ERIP, even if the Grandfathered Participant receives the ERIP benefits. Therefore, the above provisions pertaining to Accumulated Sick and Vacation Time and the Severance Payment do not apply to Grandfathered Participants who receive the ERIP benefits. Instead, a Grandfathered Participant who receives the ERIP benefits either has already received, or shall receive, the Grandfathered Participant’s Accumulated Sick and Vacation Time payment, if any, pursuant to standard, non-ERIP retirement policies and procedures. Payment of Accumulated Sick and Vacation Time to such a Grandfathered Participant is not a retirement benefit. A Grandfathered Participant who receives the ERIP benefits shall not receive the Severance Payment, but shall receive the applicable Separation Payment as set forth below in Sections 4.1033(b)(4)(i) and 4.1033(b)(6). The applicable Separation Payment shall be paid over two separate calendar years (with the City selecting the payment dates), and shall constitute, and be administered as, a Bona Fide Separation Pay Plan under Internal Revenue Code Section 457(e)(11). Any tax liabilities arising from any Accumulated Sick and Vacation Time payments and/or Separation Payments shall be the sole responsibility of the person(s) receiving the payments.