The retirement benefit is a cash benefit paid either in monthly pension or as lump sum to a retiree member who can no longer work due to old age. Under this law, employees with at least five years of employment and aged between 60 and 65 are entitled to retirement pay.When the employee (who is not an underground mining employee) reaches the compulsory retirement age of 65 years, his employer may retire him and pay him. Generally, a public employee must have at least three years of service credit in a Minnesota public pension plan to be eligible for retirement benefits. It should not be relied upon to calculate exact taxes, payroll or other financial data. The Diocese of Buffalo is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Western New York in the United States.