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The PRIM Board results are in!
Robert L. Brousseau was re-elected as our members’ representative to the Pension Reserves Inve...
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Careers at the MTRS
The Massachusetts Teachers’ Retirement System (MTRS) seeks qualified candidates to join our de...
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Phishing alert – beware of email solicitations that reference the MTRS and offer “Retirement Reviews”
Unsolicited emails may be “phishing” attempts. The MTRS is not affiliated with, nor do we endorse an...
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Meet the Contact Center!
Our front-line in member services, these retired educators are here to answer all your retirement-re...
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Retirement in the pandemic
Overcoming challenges of the pandemic, our member services staff ensured that all on‑time filers dur...
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MTRS Retires “The Advisor” newsletter after 40 years!
Welcome to the MTRS News, the replacement of The Advisor newsletter, which we’ve published in ...
Member news
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Recording of our online “Your MTRS Benefits” seminar now available
Thank you to all of you who attended our recent live online “Your MTRS Benefits” seminar. The recording is now available if you would like...
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Recording of our online “Ready for Retirement” seminar now available
Thank you to all of you who attended our recent live online “Ready for Retirement” seminar. The recording is now available if you would li...
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New law offers eligible members who transferred into the MTRS a final, one-time chance for RetirementPlus (R+) participation
These changes do NOT affect the majority of our members and are limited to a small population As you may have heard, on August 3, Governor Baker signe...
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New law offers eligible Members who transferred into the MTRS a second chance for RetirementPlus (R+) participation
The Governor has signed legislation that offers eligible members who transferred into the MTRS a second opportunity to elect to participate in the Ret...
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2021 Annual Statements will be delayed
We regret to inform you that MTRS Annual Statements for calendar year 2021, which would normally be mailed by the end of this June, will be delayed du...
Retiree news
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If you have not yet returned your Benefit Verification Form, please do so ASAP
If your form is incomplete, we are trying our best to reach out to you. Keep in mind if you get a “Final Notice” Benefit Verification Form...
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Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) & Government Pension Offset (GPO) Update–March 2023
Many of our retired members often ask whether the so-called social security double dipping laws will ever be repealed or amended. At this time, we reg...
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Working after retirement limits are reinstated
As of December 31, 2022, the suspension of the post-retirement hours and earnings limits has expired. As such, for calendar year 2023 forward, the sta...
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Post-retirement employment hours and earnings limits suspended for 2022
Governor signs bill suspending post-retirement employment hours and earnings limits for calendar year 2022, or 90 days after the end of the public hea...