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Comptroller McNamara speaking at an HR/CMS User Group Meeting

The HR/CMS User Group Meetings discuss all matters pertaining to human resources and payroll teams at departments. The HR/CMS User Group meets quarterly via Zoom with limited seating available at One Ashburton Place, 9th Floor.

Meetings for Calendar Year 2024 have been scheduled for the following dates from 9:30am-12:30pm; please check back in the future on this page and the CTR Weekly Update for agendas.

March 6, 2024

Welcome Remarks, Empower Retirement - SMART Plan, Trending Topics, Metro Credit Union - March 2024 Updates, GIC - Reduction of Waiting Period, VOYA - Qualified Transportation, Proficiency Prep, BEST Project Update, TASC - HCSA/DCAP

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December 6, 2023

Welcome Remarks, COLAs & Retro Payments, Empower Retirement - SMART Plan, Year End Processing, Form W-2 Distribution & ACA, VOYA – Qualified Transportation, Public Records Exemptions Alerts, Metro Credit Union, PFML Top Off, Total Administrative Services Corporation (TASC) - FSAs, Payroll Reminders

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September 13, 2023

Massachusetts State Retirement Board, HR/Payroll Announcements, Empower Retirement - SMART Plan, TASC, Metro Credit Union, Payroll Reminders, VOYA, Calendar Year End Preparation

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June 7, 2023

Empower Retirement, Metro Credit Union, Benefit Strategies, Total Administrative Services Corp, State Retirement Board, HR/CMS Updates, Core User Support

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March 8, 2023

Calendar Year-End Review, Metro Credit Union, HR/CMS Announcements, SMART Plan, Benefit Strategies, FSA/DCAP, Fiscal Year Close/Open

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December 7, 2022

SMART Plan, Year-End Processing, Form W-2 Distribution and Affordable Care Act, Qualified Transportation Benefit, Workers' Comp Supplemental Pay, Metro Credit Union, Department Reminders

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September 14, 2022

Metro Credit Union, HR/Payroll Announcements, SMART Plan, Payroll Reminders, Benefit Strategies, Calendar Year End Preparation

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June 8, 2022

Welcome, Remarks, Wage Act, Business Enterprise System Transformation (BEST) Program, Flexible Spending Accounts Commuter Transit and Parking, Payroll Reminders, SMART Plan, PRRV Template & Job Aid, What’s New and Resources, Payroll Close/Open Timeline

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March 9, 2022

Welcome from the Comptroller, Calendar Year Wrap-Up, Business Enterprise System Transformation (BEST) Program, Remote Worker, Massachusetts SMART Plan, HR/Payroll Announcements, Qualified Transportation & Flexible Spending Accounts, Department of Family and Medical Leave (DFML) Dashboard, What’s New, Payroll Reminders, Payroll Close/Open Timeline

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December 8, 2021

Paid Family and Medical Leave rate changes for 2022, Massachusetts SMART Plan, Year-end processing, Form W-2 distribution, and Affordable Care Act, Qualified Transportation and Flexible Spending Accounts, Health and safety, Department updates

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September 15, 2021

Remarks, HR/Payroll Announcements, What's New, ServiceNow, Qualified Transportation and Flexible Spending Accounts, Paperless! Forms W-9 and 1095-C Suppression Campaign, Massachusetts SMART Plan, Payroll Reminders, Payroll Fiscal Year-End / Calendar Year-End

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June 2, 2021

PFML Caring Leave, Business Enterprise System Transformation (BEST), Flexible Spending Accounts Commuter Transit And Parking, Payroll Reminders, SMART Plan, HR/CMS Moving On Up, What’s New and Resources for Metro Credit Union, Payroll Close/Open Timeline

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March 3, 2021

Welcome, Calendar Year Wrap-Up, SMART Plan, Paid Family Medical Leave Payments, Metro Credit Union, Deceased Employee Payments, Flexible Spending Accounts, Commuter Transit and Parking, Unemployment Claim Fraud, Payroll Reminders, Payroll Close / Open Timeline

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