FCPS employee retirement plan question

[Anonymous]

I will try to call today but this is definitely annoying!!

[Anonymous]

I forgot to report that I heard from HR and we can make a VRS account after the first time it’s taken out.

I got my pay stub today with first benefits taken out.

Listed are:

VRS ret
VRS 401a (smaller amount)

Neither makes sense with any % from monthly pay before taxes. It’s really confusing!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree it’s overwhelming. FWIW, I want to max out my VRS contributions to get the match.

What is frustrating is I’ve been trying to register on VRS and make a new account and it keeps saying it’s unavailable and I haven’t had a minute in my day to call VRS to figure it out.

OP here. Have the same problem, the system does not let me create an account even after I enter my personal data (last 4 of SSN, DOB etc.).
I called their support and they redirected me to FCPS HR, who in turn told me that they will send the information to VRS after a full month paycheck (I was hired on Aug 11, so my August paycheck was partial).
This is very unfortunate (and frustrating!) since the deadline to register for Q4 2021 is September 15.. So I guess I will have to miss the entire VRS457 quarter because of this?

Welcome to FCPS!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I forgot to report that I heard from HR and we can make a VRS account after the first time it’s taken out.

I got my pay stub today with first benefits taken out.

Listed are:

VRS ret
VRS 401a (smaller amount)

Neither makes sense with any % from monthly pay before taxes. It’s really confusing!

I tried to make an appointment to talk to someone at HR who could go through and explain the codes on my paycheck. There was a month of back-and-forth emails and passing the buck. I gave up. Is it better in other school districts?