Discrimination based on ethnic or national origin. Ethnic discrimination is often linked to an individualâs physical appearance or family name. It occurs particularly in the workplace, in housing situations and sometimes in relation to the police.
Whether you. are a survivor whose spouse was covered by the. Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) or a. survivor whose spouse was covered by the. Federal Employeesâ Retirement System. (FERS), this booklet is designed to provide the. answers to most of your questions. This booklet is extremely informative, and.
Federal civilian pensions were offered under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS), formed in 1920. CSRS provided retirement, disability and survivor benefits for most civilian employees in the federal government, until the creation of a new federal agency, the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), in 1987.