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Here are tools to recognize Social Security-related scams and stop scammers from stealing your money and personal information.

Help protect your loved ones and people in your community this Slam the Scam Day by:

• Learning about the latest scams. Information can empower you to quickly recognize a scam. Signs of a scam …

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Updated February 27, 2025 The Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 (H.R. 82) was signed into law on January 5, 2025. This law fully repeals the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), which had historically reduced or eliminated Social Security benefits for teachers and other public employees in Massachusetts. On February 25, …

Read more WEP/GPO repeal – retroactive and increased monthly payments are coming

Watch for email offers to "Schedule Your Annual MTRS Pension and Benefits Review"

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 …

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