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.
June 12
September 11
December 4
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
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
Empower Retirement, Metro Credit Union, Benefit Strategies, Total Administrative Services Corp, State Retirement Board, HR/CMS Updates, Core User Support
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
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
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
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
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