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We will be presenting our popular "Your MTRS Benefits," seminar series in April and May. Please forward the message below to your employees who are MTRS members. Thank you in advance for any assistance you can provide in letting our members know about the programs—and if you'd like to attend, we'd be happy to see you …

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We are pleased to announce a new employer training webcast, focusing on Retiree Health Insurance, for Thursday, April 23rd at 10 am. Additional training topics and sessions for employers, including Deduction Reporting, will be announced soon.

Retiree Health Insurance—Thursday, April 23, 10-11 am The Basics of RI Administration—This session covers the basic rules and processes regarding …
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Virtual “Your MTRS Benefits” seminar to be held in April—help us spread the news!

Posted on April 07, 2026 by William Culbert In Employer News

During April school vacation week, we will be presenting our popular "Your MTRS Benefits" seminar virtually. Please forward the message below to your MTRS members. Thank you in advance for any assistance you can provide in letting our members know about the program—and if you'd like to attend, we'd be happy to see you there!

Attend …
Read more Virtual “Your MTRS Benefits” seminar to be held in April—help us spread the news!

Register now for our spring employer training webcast!

Posted on March 24, 2026 by William Culbert In Employer News

We are pleased to announce a new employer training webcast for the end of March, along with more training sessions in the works for the coming months (dates and times will be announced soon).

Introduction to the MTRS—Tuesday, March 31, 10 am

This session is best for: School superintendents, directors, business managers, HR staff, …
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Other news

July 10, 2026
Employer Self Service maintenance alert

May 26, 2026
Recording of our online Deduction Reporting in MyTRS seminar now available

May 22, 2026
Stop deductions on supplemental pay to employees on workers’ compensation

April 28, 2026
Join us for our Spring Employer Training

April 16, 2026
Upcoming “Your MTRS Benefits” seminars—Please spread the word!

April 14, 2026
Register now for our employer training focusing on Retiree Health Insurance!

April 7, 2026
Virtual “Your MTRS Benefits” seminar to be held in April—help us spread the news!

March 24, 2026
Register now for our spring employer training webcast!

March 16, 2026
Note: MTRS outreach to members with no beneficiary

March 2, 2026
Employer notice—2026 MyTRS Security Administrator and user verification

January 30, 2026
Virtual “Ready for Retirement” seminar to be held in February–help us spread the news!

January 14, 2026
Note the calendar year 2026 pensionable earnings limits for employees with membership dates after 12/31/1995

December 9, 2025
Active member deduction reporting: Creating your 2026 payroll calendar(s) in MyTRS

November 20, 2025
Retiree insurance winter 2025-2026 second reminder—last call!

November 19, 2025
“Ready for Retirement” seminars to be held in December—please help spread the word!

November 12, 2025
Retiree Insurance Winter 2025-2026 Reminders

November 6, 2025
MyTRS Report Download issue has been resolved

November 4, 2025
MyTRS Report Download Issue

August 12, 2025
Reminder: MyTRS will be unavailable most of the week of August 17th—please plan accordingly

July 30, 2025
MyTRS will be unavailable most of the week of August 17th—please plan accordingly

July 23, 2025
Important reminder: 2024/2025 School year MTRS deduction reports must be imported ASAP

July 21, 2025
Current GASB Report for MTRS employers now available

May 27, 2025
Tips for year-end deduction reporting

May 1, 2025
Recording of our online Retiree Insurance in MyTRS seminar now available

April 16, 2025
Retiree Insurance—Spring brings rate changes and employer training!

April 10, 2025
MyTRS Active Employee Reporting process issue and work-around

January 9, 2025
Permanent MA residents exempt from Benefit Verification Process

December 3, 2024
Retiree Insurance Winter 2024 Reminders

November 12, 2024
Note the calendar 2024 and 2025 pensionable earnings limits for employees with membership dates after 12/31/1995

October 30, 2024
Active employee reporting tips for report and roster display issues and performance delays

September 13, 2024
The recording of our recent Employer Training Webcast is now available

September 11, 2024
MyTRS Active Employee Reporting process issue and work-around instructions

August 26, 2024
Reschedule of our last employer training webcast

August 14, 2024
Register now for our summer employer training webcasts!

August 8, 2024
Active employee registration

July 31, 2024
Current GASB Report for MTRS employers now available

June 6, 2024
Retiree Insurance–Deadline and reminders

April 24, 2024
Recording of our online Retiree Insurance in MyTRS seminar now available

April 22, 2024
Retiree insurance online seminar to be held April 24—there’s still time to register!

April 11, 2024
Stop deductions on supplemental pay to employees on workers’ compensation

April 10, 2024
Retiree insurance online seminar to be held April 24; instructional videos now available on our website

April 1, 2024
Retiree Insurance–Employers can now perform plan rate changes in MyTRS; Unicare is changing names to Wellpoint

March 6, 2024
Immediate action required: 2023 MTRS Deduction Reports must be imported ASAP

February 21, 2024
Overdue: Your 2023 MTRS Deduction Reports must be imported as soon as possible

February 2, 2024
Your 2023 MTRS Deduction Reports must be imported as soon as possible

January 31, 2024
MyTRS–Employee Registration “Email Enrollment Assignment Sheet” link restored

January 23, 2024
Your 2023 MTRS Deduction Reports must be imported by Wednesday, January 31, 2024

January 18, 2024
MTRS 2024 Deduction Reporting Deadlines

December 14, 2023
MyTRS—Filter malfunctioning for large reports in Employer Self Service

December 8, 2023
MyTRS security administrator and user audit

November 20, 2023
MyTRS–Employee Registration “Email Enrollment Assignment Sheet” function is temporarily inoperative

November 15, 2023
Retiree Insurance–MTRS will process plan rate changes

November 7, 2023
Note the 2023 pensionable earnings limits for employees with membership dates after 12/31/1995

September 1, 2023
Active employee registration: Three steps to setting up your MTRS eligible new hires in MyTRS

August 30, 2023
Current GASB Report for MTRS employers now available

July 31, 2023
MTRS Board election to be held this fall

July 14, 2023
Process workaround for correcting deduction reports that have the import status Processed with Errors

June 26, 2023
Tips for year-end deduction reporting

May 24, 2023
Recording of the May 23 RetirementPlus (R+) employer seminar now available

May 23, 2023
Changes to the EFT payments functionality in MyTRS

May 16, 2023
Final RetirementPlus (R+) special election seminar for employers and other important updates

May 8, 2023
Retiree Insurance–MTRS will process plan rate changes

May 2, 2023
Retiree Insurance updates

April 27, 2023
Retiree Insurance—Individual rate change functions are temporarily unavailable

April 19, 2023
MTRS has alerted superintendents of new deduction reporting deadlines

April 18, 2023
Stop deductions on supplemental pay to employees on workers’ compensation

April 12, 2023
RetirementPlus special election ballot credentials to be emailed to eligible members

March 30, 2023
Second RetirementPlus special election ballots to mail to eligible members March 31, 2023

March 29, 2023
Active employee reporting—Updates to MyTRS

March 21, 2023
Recording of the RetirementPlus (R+) employer seminar now available; Seminar for eligible employees to be held in April

March 13, 2023
R+ special election seminar for employers on 3/15 has been postponed due to impending storm

March 10, 2023
Updated RetirementPlus (R+) seminar for employers scheduled and other important updates

March 8, 2023
MyTRS Performance improvement survey and Employer Self-Service (ESS) error reporting

February 9, 2023
Recording of the RetirementPlus (R+) special election employer seminar now available; Seminar for eligible members to be held end of February

February 6, 2023
Reminder: R+ Special election employer training webinar tomorrow—Register now!

January 25, 2023
Reminder: R+ Special election employer training webinars scheduled–Register now!

January 18, 2023
RetirementPlus (R+) special election for eligible members is underway; Employer training webinars scheduled for early February

January 4, 2023
Working after retirement limits are reinstated

November 28, 2022
MyTRS—Active employee reporting and R+ Election update

November 21, 2022
REMINDER: Retiree insurance rate changes due Friday, 12/02/2022

November 16, 2022
Notice of PRIM Board election; please forward to MTRS members

November 4, 2022
Active employee reporting—Improvements and changes to MyTRS deduction report processing

October 31, 2022
Eligible members who transferred into the MTRS to receive a final, one-time chance for RetirementPlus (R+) participation

October 26, 2022
Retiree Insurance–Plan rate changes are temporarily disabled and other updates

September 1, 2022
New law offers eligible members who transferred into the MTRS a second chance for RetirementPlus (R+) participation

August 5, 2022
Current GASB Report for MTRS employers now available

July 13, 2022
Active employee reporting update

July 11, 2022
Active employee reporting update

July 7, 2022
MyTRS—Retiree Insurance update

June 28, 2022
2021 Annual Statements for MTRS members will be delayed

June 23, 2022
MTRS office phones will be unavailable Friday, June 24

June 10, 2022
MyTRS—Retiree Insurance update

May 2, 2022
Note the 2022 pensionable earnings limits for employees with membership dates after 12/31/1995

April 27, 2022
MyTRS—Retiree Insurance update

April 26, 2022
MyTRS—Active employee reporting update

March 14, 2022
MyTRS—Registration currently not working for employees without an existing MyTRS profile

March 4, 2022
MyTRS—Employee Roster “Edit” button temporarily disabled

February 10, 2022
MyTRS—New view and a time-saving tip

February 4, 2022
MyTRS will be offline 5pm Friday until 6am Saturday

January 31, 2022
MyTRS Retiree Insurance—Update on individual and plan rate changes

December 15, 2021
MyTRS—Retiree Insurance Plan rate changes are temporarily disabled

December 7, 2021
MyTRS—Retiree Insurance “Add/Change Coverage” button temporarily disabled

November 29, 2021
MyTRS is live

November 17, 2021
The MyTRS Upgrade is coming!

November 4, 2021
MyTRS Upgrade—Two-factor authentication (TFA)

October 28, 2021
MyTRS Upgrade—New training manuals for Employers to be mailed

October 21, 2021
MyTRS Update—Support for all browsers and system downtime

October 18, 2021
Retiree insurance announcements and reminders

October 14, 2021
Post-retirement employment hours limit increased to 1,200

October 7, 2021
MyTRS—Updated version coming at the end of November

October 1, 2021
MyTRS will be offline this weekend

September 28, 2021
Fall monthly deduction report reminders

August 27, 2021
MTRS members’ 2020 account statements have mailed

August 10, 2021
Active employee registration: Three steps to setting up your new hires in MyTRS

June 29, 2021
Annual tips for efficient year-end deduction reporting

June 3, 2021
Phishing alert–beware of email solicitations that reference the MTRS and offer “Retirement Reviews”

April 28, 2021
Three retiree insurance reminders for the spring season

April 27, 2021
Current GASB Report for MTRS employers now available

March 29, 2021
Three critical reminders for active employee monthly deduction payments

February 8, 2021
Active MTRS member deduction reporting

January 25, 2021
Active member deduction reporting: Add your 2021 payroll calendar(s) in MyTRS

January 12, 2021
Note the 2021 pensionable earnings limits for employees with membership dates after 12/31/1995

December 21, 2020
Waiver of post-retirement employment restrictions extended

December 14, 2020
MyTRS will be offline 6pm Monday until 6am Tuesday

December 4, 2020
Three retiree insurance reminders for the winter season

November 19, 2020
MyTRS will be offline this weekend from 6pm Friday to 6am Monday

October 20, 2020
Employer questions on the FFCRA as it relates to retirement deductions and credit

October 1, 2020
MTRS members’ 2019 account statements were mailed September 30

September 23, 2020
MyTRS will be offline this weekend from 6pm Friday to 6am Monday

September 15, 2020
MyTRS will be offline today from 6pm to 9pm

September 4, 2020
MyTRS will be offline Friday evening to Monday morning

August 18, 2020
Fall monthly deduction report reminders

July 21, 2020
Active employee registration: Three steps to setting up your new hires in MyTRS

May 12, 2020
Five tips for efficient year-end deduction reporting

May 7, 2020
MTRS Guidance on potential furloughs and other fiscal emergency measures

April 30, 2020
Current GASB Report for MTRS employers now available

April 15, 2020
New State and Federal laws impact post retirement restrictions and paid sick leave

April 8, 2020
Three processing reminders for the spring season

March 12, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19) update

February 5, 2020
Active MTRS member reporting

January 17, 2020
Note the 2020 pensionable earnings limits for employees with membership dates after 12/31/1995

December 9, 2019
Active member deduction reporting: Add your 2020 payroll calendar(s) in MyTRS

November 12, 2019
MTRS Board election now underway

November 6, 2019
Active member reporting, new MyTRS feature: Ability to return reports to “Initial” status

November 4, 2019
Three retiree insurance reminders for the winter season

October 22, 2019
Monthly deduction report reminders for the fall

October 17, 2019
Retirement seminars starting soon—Two western MA locations just added!

October 11, 2019
Employer training programs on two topics to be presented in November

September 9, 2019
Mailing address for active member deduction payments has changed

July 31, 2019
MTRS Board election to be held this fall; please spread the word to your employees who are MTRS members

July 24, 2019
MTRS deduction reporting: Follow these three steps to set up your new hires in MyTRS

June 26, 2019
MTRS members’ 2018 account statements were mailed June 25

June 21, 2019
MyTRS will be offline Friday evening and Saturday

May 30, 2019
MyTRS will be offline Friday evening to Monday morning

May 23, 2019
Ensure that your year-end deduction reporting goes smoothly with these five tips

May 6, 2019
Please submit your retirees’ July group insurance rate changes by May 31st

May 1, 2019
Employer training programs on two topics to be presented in June

April 24, 2019
Reminder: “Your MTRS Benefits” seminars coming soon—please spread the news!

April 11, 2019
“Your MTRS Benefits” seminars coming soon—please spread the news!

March 28, 2019
Three processing reminders for the spring season

March 12, 2019
Current GASB Report for MTRS employers now available

January 23, 2019
Active member deduction reporting reminder: ADD your 2019 payroll calendar(s) in MyTRS

January 18, 2019
MyTRS member registration process enhanced: New fields, new form

January 15, 2019
Note the 2019 pensionable earnings limits for employees with membership dates after 12/31/1995

November 5, 2018
Three annual reminders regarding MTRS retiree insurance processing

October 25, 2018
Employer training programs on two topics to be presented in November and December—register now!

October 24, 2018
Member seminars starting soon; Woburn program just added

October 22, 2018
Employer news, October 18, 2018

October 10, 2018
MTRS employer news: 2018 Deduction reporting deadline and reminders

October 5, 2018
Employer news, October 5, 2018

July 5, 2018
MTRS update: Note the 2018 pensionable earnings limits for employees with membership dates after 12/31/1995

May 1, 2018
MTRS news: Update regarding “regular compensation” for members receiving workers’ compensation

April 10, 2018
MTRS news: Three retiree insurance reminders for the spring season

April 9, 2018
MTRS update: GASB Statement No. 68 Report now online

February 23, 2018
MTRS notice: SJC decision regarding “regular compensation” for members receiving workers’ compensation

November 27, 2017
MTRS update: Upcoming enrollment outreach initiatives

November 7, 2017
MTRS news: Three retiree insurance reminders for the fall season

August 24, 2017
MTRS update: 2 tips and 5 reminders for enrolling new hires

January 3, 2017
MTRS update: Payroll deduction reporting news, tips and reminders

October 21, 2016
MTRS news: Three retiree insurance reminders for the fall season

March 23, 2016
MTRS news: Two timely updates regarding deduction reporting

January 14, 2016
MTRS update: Payroll deduction reporting news, tips and reminders

November 25, 2015
MTRS news: Three important updates regarding retiree insurance processing

February 6, 2015
MTRS update: Retiree Insurance functions now available in MyTRS

December 8, 2014
MTRS update: Payroll deduction reporting news, tips and reminders

October 24, 2014
MTRS update: You will need to change your MyTRS password on or after October 25, 2014

July 21, 2014
MTRS update: FINAL deadline for active members to submit Part 2 of §3 purchase applications is August 31, 2014

July 15, 2014
MTRS reminders: Membership eligibility and the serious consequences of improper enrollment

March 18, 2014
MTRS update: Payroll deduction reporting news and a reminder

March 6, 2014
MTRS update: New process for reporting retiree insurance changes

February 7, 2014
MTRS update: Payroll deduction reporting news, tips and reminders

December 13, 2013
MTRS update: Payroll deduction reporting news, tips and reminders

November 26, 2013
MTRS reminder: Pensionable earnings limitations for members hired after 1/1/2011

September 25, 2013
MTRS update: October 2 deadline for Part 2 of §3 service purchase applications

September 10, 2013
MTRS update: Member online enrollment tool now available

August 22, 2013
MTRS reminder: Member deadline to submit Part 2 of §3 purchase applications is October 2, 2013

March 13, 2013
MTRS reminder: April 2 is the deadline for purchasing §3 service at lower interest rate

February 15, 2013
MTRS §3 service purchases at buyback interest: Member app portion due 4/2/2013; employer app portion due 10/2/2013

April 19, 2012
MTRS update: Deduction reporting progress; future steps and deadlines, if applicable

February 16, 2012
MTRS update: Deduction reporting

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