If your pension is "vested", it means that you are unconditionally entitled to receive a pension, either now or in the future, even if you terminate your employment before retirement age. Once you become vested you are entitled to either an immediate or deferred pension, as opposed to simply a return of your own contributions. Being vested also implies that you get the benefit of your employer's contributions as opposed to just your own contributions.

To be vested means that you have earned the right to receive lifetime retirement benefits. Tier 1, 2, 4 or 5 members are vested after earning five years of retirement/reciprocal service credit (Tier 3 members after ten years).

If you're vested in the contributory program, the University match increases from 100% to 150%, you can move the University match out of TIAA-CREF into Vanguard if you would like to and the University's portion becomes portable should you decide to leave Pitt. All changes must be made through the University Web Portal at my.pitt.edu. For questions on how to get started please contact the Benefits department at 412-624-8160.

Well apparently it has to do with something called gene expression, which refers to the pattern in which genes are switched on and off. And gene expression has a major effect on your body's biological processes. Each cell in your body contains a 'power-factory' that produces energy, called the mitochondria.

The volunteer must complete five (5) cumulative years as an active member of any volunteer service organization in the State of New Jersey. If a volunteer has already been an active volunteer in the State for five or more years, then the volunteer is vested as soon as funds have been deposited into his or her account. No, as long as the organization grants the volunteer a leave of absence, when they return they are still recognized as a vested volunteer. (Return to top) Yes.

A vested right means the right of a person under a common law or statutory claim to continue the use of water having actually been applied to any beneficial use, including domestic use, on or before June 28, 1945.

If the question here is whether or not I make a profit through the RPG industry, then the answer is no. That has changed from time to time - I once had a small business that sold used copies of RPG books, I used to write for a gaming magazine, and for a brief while I was even working for a company that planned to publish role-playing games.

Employee contributions vest immediately. Any employer contributions are subject to the vesting schedule defined by the plans document.

Your OPTrust pension is vested when you have two or more years of continuous membership or credit in the Plan. For service before 1987, you are vested after 10 years of continuous membership or credit or if you are age 45 or older and have 10 years of continuous employment. Once you are vested, you have earned the right to pension benefits from the Plan. Vesting also affects what happens to your pension if you leave your job before retirement.

reach Normal Retirement Age while you are an Active Participant. Normal Retirement Age is your 65th birthday or, if later, the date on which you complete five years of participation on or after April 1, 1988. If you have no Vesting Service after 1986, different rules apply. See the Summary Plan Description for details. ANSWER: Your dues are for membership in the AFM and are not paid to the Pension Plan.

You become vested once you have completed a minimum of five years of retirement service credit with the Retirement System. This means that you are eligible to apply for lifetime monthly retirement benefits based on the retirement formula, and the age and service requirements of the Retirement System, provided you do not withdraw your contributions.

Isotonic solutions cause no swelling or contraction of the tissues with which they come in contact, and produce no discomfort when instilled in the eye, nasal tract, or other body tissues.

The tonicity of the solution is less than that of the cells. When this occurs, water enters into the blood cells causing them to swell and finally burst, with the liberation of hemoglobin, or water invasion of the body’s cells. If this invasion is beyond the body’s cells, then water intoxication results, with convulsions and edema.

The tonicity of the solution is greater than that of the cells, which can cause a variety of complications, such as, hyperglycemia, intracellular dehydration, loss of water and electrolytes, dehydration and coma.

Here a "hack" is a clever shortcut or a lesser-known, faster way to get something done. A hacker believes that information-sharing is a powerful positive good, and that it is a hacker's duty to share her expertise—so we will.

Please see RTFM in the Jargon File. Posters please note: Moderators are unlikely to approve follow-ups that consist solely of "RTFM".