What are the restrictions for an STRS Ohio retiree who wants to return to teaching?
A retiree cannot work or volunteer with any public employer for the first two months following his or her effective retirement date. After the first two months of retirement, a retiree can be reemployed and work an unlimited number of days in an STRS Ohio-covered position. Retirees employed at the time of retirement in positions with more than one employer covered by STRS Ohio, OPERS and SERS, who retire from the highest paying position, may continue to work with no waiting period in one or all of the lower paying, or secondary, positions. Position is defined as all employment with a single employer. The retiree must wait two months before returning to any other public employment. STRS Ohio members receiving disability retirement or disability allowance benefits also are ineligible for reemployment in an STRS Ohio-covered position.
