If employees are eligible for membership in URS, they must be enrolled immediately. There is no choice of whether or not eligible employees should be enrolled in URS unless employees qualify as exempt from retirement coverage. Employee exemption is not automatic. It is the employer's responsibility to inform employees of their right to exempt from URS. The appropriate exemption form stating an effective date must be completed before the exemption date.

In completing enrollment forms employers certify that employees are eligible for membership. Besides notifying our office of new members, employers are required to notify the office with the appropriate documentation when members have changes in eligibility. Employers must provide these notifications as soon as administratively possible and not later than 60 days after the effective dates for the members.