ContractSection 218 Agreement • October 7th, 2020
VTA employees participate in defined-benefit pension plans. They are the VTA/ATU Pension Plan and the CalPERS Pension Plan. For our employees to participate in Social Security, there must be a Section 218 Agreement with the Social Security Administration (SSA) in place. There is no record of VTA ever having entered into a Section 218 Agreement.
GlossarySection 218 Agreement • March 10th, 2021
Term Definition 218 Agreement See Section 218 Agreement 218(b)(5)Coverage Group See Absolute Coverage Group 218(d) Coverage Group See Retirement System Coverage Group 69 Number A nine-digit number assigned by SSA prior to 1987 to every State and political subdivision included under a Section 218 Agreement that begins with the prefix “69” (69-NNNNNNN). Many States continue to sequentially assign a 69-number for internal State record keeping purposes to entities brought under Section 218 coverage. Absolute Coverage Group For Section 218 coverage purposes, it is a group of employees whose positions are not covered under a retirement system. An absolute Coverage Group is also referred to as a non-retirement system coverage group or a Section 218(b)(5) coverage group. Act Social Security Act Agreement See Section 218 Agreement Common Law Control Test A test to determine whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee. Under the common-law test, the person you work for has the r
SL 300: Coverage Under Section 218 Agreements SL 30001: Coverage Under Section 218 AgreementsSection 218 Agreement • October 26th, 2015
Most State and local government employees are covered for Social Security and Medicare through a Section 218 Agreement between the State and SSA. Under Section 218 of the Act, a State may ask the Commissioner of Social Security to enter into an agreement to extend Social Security and Medicare or Medicare only coverage to employees of the State and its political subdivisions.
ContractSection 218 Agreement • September 4th, 2020
VTA employees participate in defined-benefit pension plans. They are the VTA/ATU Pension Plan and the CalPERS Pension Plan. For our employees to participate in Social Security, there must be a Section 218 Agreement with the Social Security Administration (SSA) in place. There is no record of VTA ever having entered into a Section 218 Agreement.
Social SecuritySection 218 Agreement • July 22nd, 2014
ContractSection 218 Agreement • August 9th, 2013
LAFCOSection 218 Agreement • September 21st, 2021
Application and Agreement to express its intent to provide a retirement plan and social security coverage for Santa Barbara Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) employees.
What is a Section 218 Agreement?Section 218 Agreement • October 28th, 2020
Kentucky’s local government agencies provide social security coverage, generally, for their employees by entering into a Section 218 Agreement with the Kentucky Division of Social Security. A Section 218 agreement is a written contract that provides social security and/or medicare coverage to some or all employees of the agency.
and the federal Social Security Administration. That agreement is called a “Section 218 Agreement.”Section 218 Agreement • October 5th, 2020
The federal Social Security Administration has designated a “State Social Security Administrator” for each state. The State Social Security Administrator is in charge of overseeing and maintaining Section 218 Agreements for that state. In California, the State Social Security Administrator is CalPERS.
