01 Oct 2024

TVARS To Conduct Special Election – Nominations Through Oct. 23

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Michael Blakely, an elected TVARS Board Director, has recently resigned for the term that runs from Nov. 1, 2022, to Oct. 31, 2025. Therefore, a special election is being held to fill this vacancy. The term will begin following the special election and run through Oct. 31, 2025. TVARS will accept nominations through Wednesday, Oct. 23. Any employee who is a TVARS member is eligible to run for election. The TVARS board of directors consists of seven members: three appointed by TVA, three elected by employees who are TVARS members, and one who is selected by the other six and…
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23 Sep 2024

Two TVARS directors to serve new terms

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In the recent employee election for a director vacancy on the TVA Retirement System Board, employees voted to re-elect Michael L. Belcher, Ops Support Program Manager, TVA Power Service Shop, Muscle Shoals, who has served on the board since Nov. 1, 2018. His new three-year term will run from Nov. 1, 2024, to Oct. 31, 2027. Of the 1,878 votes cast, Mr. Belcher received 1,560 (83 percent). Nelson (Nelly) Richardson, Jr., received 318 votes (17 percent). Also, the TVARS Board recently unanimously voted to select Marilyn G. Brown, who currently serves as the seventh director on the board, to serve…
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03 Apr 2024

2024 Retirement Benefit Estimates Now Available Online

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Employees eligible for a TVARS pension benefit can now view their 2024 personalized retirement benefit estimates in PeopleGateway. The estimates will include projected retirement information for three dates, including April 5, 2024, and two additional future ages. How to access your Retirement Estimates online From the PeopleGateway dashboard, search for “Estimates” in the Search HR Portal box. You will then click “Retirement Estimates” from the results. Please note that some employees will not have retirement benefit estimates to view. They include: Employees hired on or after July 1, 2014 whose benefits are all in the 401(k) Plan. Employees who are…
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02 Feb 2024

TVA Retirement System Board Approves Amendments

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On December 8, 2023, the TVA Retirement System board approved IRS-housekeeping amendments to the TVARS Rules and Regulations and the Provisions of the TVA Savings and Deferral Retirement Plan (401(k) Plan) as required by the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (SECURE Act), the SECURE Act 2.0, and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). Please see the Notice of Amendments.
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13 Dec 2023

TVARS Announces 2024 Retirement Benefit Information

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TVARS has announced the following 2024 information of interest to employees and retirees. Cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2024 For 2024, the COLA for eligible retirees and beneficiaries will be 4.44%. The TVARS Rules and Regulations (TVARS Rules) provide that eligible retirement benefits (pension and supplemental benefits) will receive a COLA benefit based on a formula using the Consumer Price Index – All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) – an index maintained by the U.S. Labor Department that measures the price changes in a broad group of various goods and services purchased by consumers. The COLA is calculated as the percentage change in…
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