William Culbert

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 …

On November 19, 2024, the United States House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed H.R. 82, the “Social Security Fairness Act of 2023,” by a vote of 327 to 75. The bill now moves to the United States Senate, which must take action before the current congressional session concludes on January 3, 2025. If H.R. 82 passes the …

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 …

If you are an active member of the MTRS, meet the Chapter 32, Section 1 definition of military veteran and you have not yet purchased your eligible military service, please read this notice! Passed by the Legislature and signed by Governor Healey on August 8, 2024, Chapter 178 of the Acts of 2024, commonly referred …

Author: William Culbert

Notice of January Board Meeting

Social Security Update—December 2024: House Passes Repeal of Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) & Government Pension Offset (GPO)

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

Important update to military service purchase eligibility