William Culbert - MTRS

With the 2019-2020 school year underway, we would like to offer some reminders to help you have a more successful reporting year.

1. September deduction report audits

We will be reviewing the salaries and position codes reported in your September report, and may ask you to confirm or edit the provided information. To help in this process, …

Step 1: Ensure that your employees are eligible for MTRS membership

BEFORE you register your new hires in MyTRS, make sure that they are eligible for MTRS membership by reviewing our eligibility criteria. Key reminders

Employees must meet all four regulatory eligibility requirements. (Exceptions: The few positions that are eligible by title are not subject to …
Read more MTRS deduction reporting: Follow these three steps to set up your new hires in MyTRS

In an open letter to MassRetirees (the Retired State, County and Municipal Employees Association of Massachusetts), Congressman Richard Neal (D-MA), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, announced his intention to file a “revised” bill in the summer of 2019 aimed at reforming the Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). Like all public employees in …

MyTRS will be offline for maintenance tonight, 6–9pm, and tomorrow, 9am–6pm. During this time, MyTRS will not be available to members, and a message advising members that MyTRS is temporarily offline will appear on our Member sign in and Enroll in the MTRS pages. Questions? Contact your district's Employer Services Representative, or e‑mail empsup@trb.state.ma.us.

Author: William Culbert

Monthly deduction report reminders for the fall

1. September deduction report audits

MTRS deduction reporting: Follow these three steps to set up your new hires in MyTRS

Step 1: Ensure that your employees are eligible for MTRS membership

Social Security WEP offset reform: Congressman Neal to file “revised” bill, summer 2019

MyTRS will be offline Friday evening and Saturday