Webinars for Employers

These webinars give employers insight into their retirement plans and the things they can do on the TCDRS employer website.

Reviewing Your Benefits

As an employer, you decide the level of your benefits based on your employees’ needs and your local budget. In this webinar, we will review a sample plan assessment, benefit options for your employees, and how you can use the Plan Customizer to model different benefit/cost scenarios.

May 7, 10:00 a.m.

 

Mapping Your Plan Goals

As a TCDRS employer, you have flexibility and local control over your plan of benefits. Every year, you can make plan changes to ensure your costs and benefits stay in balance. Whether it’s passing a COLA, enhancing benefits, reaching that funding level or lowering plan costs, we'll cover the steps you need to achieve your plan goals.

May 21, 10:00 a.m.

 

Exploring the Employer Portal

Understanding how to work the employer portal is crucial for effectively managing your employees' retirement benefits. During this webinar you’ll learn everything you need to know about the TCDRS Employer Portal, including how to find your plan details, access reports and help employees with account updates.

June 11, 10:00 a.m.

 

Funding Your Plan

See how TCDRS is structured to ensure your plan’s funding is pointed in the right direction. In this webinar, you will learn how your benefits are funded, how to adjust your benefits and costs and how TCDRS helps you prepare for the next plan year.

June 25, 10:00 a.m.

 

On-Demand Webinars

Funding Your Plan
Erika Aguirre Vasquez, TCDRS Employer Services Representative
See how TCDRS is structured to ensure your plan’s funding is pointed in the right direction. In this webinar, you will learn how your benefits are funded, how to adjust your benefits and costs, and how TCDRS helps you prepare for the next plan year.

Reviewing Your Plan
Erika Aguirre Vasquez, TCDRS Employer Services Representative
As an employer, you decide the level of your benefits based on your employees’ needs and your local budget. In this webinar, we will review a sample plan assessment, benefit options for your employees, and how you can use the Plan Customizer to model different benefit/cost scenarios.

Helping Employees with TCDRS Account Updates
Roxanne Aldridge, TCDRS Employer Services Representative
Your employees come to you for information about their retirement benefits and help managing their TCDRS accounts. Now, you can serve your employees better by making changes on their behalf directly from your TCDRS employer website.

How Your Plan Works
Erika Aguirre Vasquez, TCDRS Employer Services Representative
Take your TCDRS plan knowledge to an expert level with this overview of how the plan works, what choices you make each year and strategies you can use to help keep your rates stable.

Employer Resources at Your Fingertips
Erika Aguirre Vasquez, TCDRS Employer Services Representative
Get an in-depth walkthrough of the annual plan decision cycle and learn about the resources that are available to help you.

Your Plan Checkup
Ralph Wallace, TCDRS Employer Services Representative
Know your numbers! Learn about your ratios (replacement and funding), reasons for rate change, and how you can keep your plan healthy for your employees and budget.

Retirement-Related Legal Issues
Ann McGeehan, TCDRS General Counsel
Learn about the laws impacting your retirement system, such as prohibitions on returning to work after retiring, and recently enacted federal laws, such as the SECURE Act and CARES Act, so that you can stay on the right side of the law.

Plan Administration