


A PERA staff member should contact you with the results of your test file within a few days of having received the file.

Once your file is successfully transmitted, you will receive a Transmit ID Number. Click the blue link labeled Transmit Test File and select Exclusion Reporting File. To submit a test file, log on to ERIS and select Transmit File. xls is acceptable).Įmployers who choose to transmit a data file are first asked to submit a test file through ERIS to ensure that it meets the file format specifications. This can be a text file (.txt) with fixed length fields or an Excel file.

31, 2014, and from all other employers between Jan. This change takes effect with 2014 reports that are due from schools between July 1, 2014, and Aug. A number of exclusion codes have been changed or eliminated, so please review the list before completing your report. Instructions on how to complete an Exclusion Report, including who should and should not be listed can be found in Chapter 3of the Employer Manual. 28 of the following year.Īn exclusion code is required for each employee listed on the report. All other employers submit reports based on the calendar year of Jan. The report must provide information about all employees – including non-governing body elected officials – who worked any amount during the reporting year and were not members of a PERA Defined Benefit or Defined Contribution Plan or another Minnesota public retirement system. Due to a change in state law, governing-body officials (such as city council, school board, township supervisor) are no longer required to be reported on the Annual Exclusion Report.įor school districts, the exclusion report covers employment from July 1 through June 30 and is due by Aug. Under Minnesota law, every school and governmental unit that is eligible to participate in PERA is required to submit an Annual Exclusion Report at the end of each school or calendar year so that PERA staff can try to confirm that the membership exclusion is appropriate.
