Program Category: Employers

August 15, 2006 This information is intended to provide clarification of which payments made to your employees pursuant to current, as well as future, salary augmentation plans or salary enhancement programs (also known as "enhanced longevity buy-out" provisions, or "ELBOs") are pensionable, and which are not.

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Background

In April 2006, the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission (PERAC) …

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Reporting contributions for MTRS members called to active military duty

Military Service Leave Reporting Form

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Background

When members of the teachers’ retirement system who are serving in the National Guard or active reserves are mobilized in a time of national emergency they continue to accrue retirement service credit for as long as they remain on …

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How part-time “membership” service is credited

If you have rendered any “membership” service on a part-time basis, it will be credited as follows:

For part-time membership service rendered...	You will receive...
On or before 11/9/1990	Full-time credit
Between 11/9/1990 and 7/9/2010	If your employment status during this … Read more Part-time “membership” service Disability retirement processing guidelines Posted on April 27, 2020 by wpadmin Am I allowed to provide personal information to the MTRS related to a disability retirement application? Massachusetts General Laws chapter 32, section 20(5)(b) states: "The head of any department upon request from the Board shall promptly furnish it with such information as shall be required to effectuate the provisions of sections one to twenty-eight inclusive." This … Read more Disability retirement processing guidelines Home Forms News Educational videos Unclaimed Funds MTRS Site Policies Public Records Requests MAIN OFFICE 500 Rutherford Avenue, Suite 210 Charlestown, MA 02129 Phone: 617-679-6877 Fax: 617-679-1661 SPRINGFIELD OFFICE One Monarch Place, Suite 510 Springfield, MA 01144 Phone: 413-784-1711 Fax: 413-784-1707 Call us 617-679-6877 Send us an email Use our GenInfo contact form JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST Sign up for MTRS updates Back to top