Early Exit Program

The EEP is a voluntary program designed to create an incentive for CalPERS retirement eligible employees.

Please review the Terms and Conditions document for detailed eligibility requirements. In addition represented employees’ Labor Unions must have completed their meet and confers prior to participation in the EEP.

Represented employees cannot participate in the EEP until the university and the unions have completed the meet and confer process and have come to a mutual agreement to move forward.

No. CSUDH is not aware of any CalPers offered retirement programs, such as "Golden Handshake/Parachute".

No. Golden Handshake retirement incentive is administered and directed by the Governor’s Office. CSUDH does not have the authority to make service credit decisions. The EEP only provides a financial incentive.

The terms and conditions of the program may be found here and for faculty here.

Employees will receive (three) 3 months’ salary.

In designing the EEP, the University looked at multiple factors including budgetary constraints and operational needs as well as other similar programs that have been offered at other universities.

Each campus faces a different financial reality; however, all campuses are turning to their reserves and one-time funds to fund their Early Exit Program. Dominguez Hills does not have the same level of reserves as other campuses. This is largely due to the fact that DH has long been underfunded, and is teaching approximately 2,000 more students than it is funded to serve. This has slowed the rate at which our campus has been able to build a reserve. Additionally, Dominguez Hills has other one-time commitments that require use of the limited reserves. These projects (many of which are construction-related) were started when the campus faced a different financial picture, but must now be completed.

No. An employee does not have to retire after separating from CSUDH through the EEP. Eligibility to participate only requires that an employee be CalPERS retirement eligible, but there is no requirement to retire.

However, if the employee does not retire within 120 days of exit, they will lose medical or dental benefits through PERS.

Currently we have a deadline for October 2, 2020. However, if this date is extended, HR will notify all faculty and staff of the change.

Yes. This form must be signed by Friday, October 16, 2020 to participate in the EEP.

Benefits generally end following the month of separation. For example, if separation occurs on October 30, 2020, active employee benefits will end on November 30, 2020. You may also contact Chris Muller at CMuller@csudh.edu for further benefit information.

This is a one-time program.

Faculty with a current teaching load for the Fall 2020 semester will have their separation date on December 22, 2020, to allow for the completion of the Fall 2020 semester.

No, this is a strictly voluntary program.

Supervisor approval is required. Submission of an application is not an entitlement or a guarantee of participation in the program.

If employee is exiting on October 30, 2020 the incentive will be paid in a lump sum, net of taxes, within thirty (30) calendar days of the separation date.

If the employee is exiting on December 22, 2020 the incentive will be paid at 20%, net of taxes, within thirty (30) calendar days of October 30, 2020 and the remainder 80% will be paid out net of taxes, within thirty (30) calendar days of the December 22, 2020 separation date.

On October 30, 2020, unless the position is considered critical or hard to replace by the appropriate administrator and the Division Vice President. In that case, the separation date may be deferred until December 22, 2020. In all cases, the separation date is a collaborative decision and picked to ensure business continuity and must be
approved by the VP of the department and/or the President.

Please sign into your CalPERS account and use the Calculate My Retirement Estimate tool to determine an estimate of your retirement benefit package. You can log onto your CalPERS account by following this link to the myCalPERS Login Page.

Only alumni of CSUDH will be able to keep their CSUDH email address after separation.

Only if the employee retires. Rules governing retired annuitants may be found by following the CalPERS Retired Annuitant link.

Yes. There is nothing prohibiting an employee from re-applying to another position at CSUDH or any CSU campus.

If a faculty member in FERP wishes to apply for the EEP, the faculty member must rescind their FERP application or status to be eligible for the EEP.

Your final accumulated vacation accruals will be paid out on your final check. Please contact your assigned Payroll Technician in Payroll Services for further information.