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Benefit recipients: July payment to include FY2019 COLAProvides a maximum increase of $32.50/month to eligible retirees -
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Pension forfeitureCommission report includes Board’s position to prohibit payment of pensions to teachers convicted of child pornography chargesPension forfeiture
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July 27, 2018
July payment will include COLA of 3% on the first $13,000 of your benefit
As you may know, the Governor and Legislature have approved a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) as part of the Commonwealth's FY2019 budget. Effective July 1, 2018, this COLA allows an increase of three percent on the first $1...
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June 29, 2018
Your statement reflects your personal data (name, address, beneficiary designation) as well as financial information regarding any activity in your account, the amounts of after-tax contributions, pre-tax contributions, interest and the total balance as of the end of 2017.
When you receive your st...
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May 18, 2018
If you receive an unsolicited call from an individual who is requesting that you immediately pay a sum of money, beware—it is most likely a scam.
Often, these individuals will claim to be from a legitimate organization and request that you make a payment in some dubious way (such as prepaid cre...
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March 15, 2018
State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg, State Representative Lori Ehrlich (D-Swampscott) and State Senator Cynthia Creem (D-Newton) have co-sponsored legislation to divest Massachusetts public pension assets from ammunition and firearms companies. The bill, An Act requiring public pension fund divestment ...
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