William Culbert

Updated January 17, 2025 President Biden signed H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023, into law during a White House ceremony on Sunday, January 5, 2025. The Social Security Fairness Act fully repeals the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), which have historically reduced or eliminated Social Security benefits for teachers …

The MTRS will mail 1099-R tax forms to benefit recipients by January 31, 2025. We conduct a benefit verification process every other year to determine continued eligibility. While 2025 is a benefit verification year, we want to inform you of an important change to the process: benefit recipients who are PERMANENT RESIDENTS of Massachusetts are now …
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Notice of January Board Meeting

Posted on December 20, 2024 by William Culbert In Home

Please note that the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement Board will hold its next meeting on Friday, January 31, at 9am in the Board Room of its Charlestown office, at 500 Rutherford Avenue, Suite 210, Charlestown, MA. Meetings are generally held on the last Friday of the month unless otherwise noted. For information on past …
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MTRS Executive Director Erika Glaster to Retire; Board Appoints Deputy Executive Director Jonathan Osimo as Successor

Posted on November 20, 2024 by William Culbert In General News

After a 38-year career with the Massachusetts Teachers’ Retirement System (MTRS), Executive Director Erika Glaster will retire at the end of 2024. On October 25, the Board appointed Jonathan Osimo, a longtime MTRS employee and current Deputy Executive Director and Chief Benefits Officer, as her successor, effective on January 1, 2025. Erika began her career at …
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Author: William Culbert

WEP/GPO repeal signed into law: What’s next?

Permanent MA residents exempt from Benefit Verification Process

Notice of January Board Meeting

MTRS Executive Director Erika Glaster to Retire; Board Appoints Deputy Executive Director Jonathan Osimo as Successor