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- MA Group Insurance Commission Open Enrollment April 4 - May 2, 2018 April 4 – May 2, 2018 is Open Enrollment for the Group Insurance Commission (GIC) Health Insurance & Flexible Spending Accounts For coverage effective July 1, 2018 Complete...
- No GIC, Non-Unit Dental, Post-Doctoral Health or AFSCME Unit B Health Insurance Deductions Scheduled for 4/6/18 MA Group Insurance Commission (GIC), Post-Doctoral and AFSCME Unit B health insurance & Non-Unit Dental insurance premium deductions are not withheld when payments are made for the third payperiod ending in a month. As a result, the April 6, 2018 pay statements (for the third payperiod ending...
- Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act The Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“the Act”) provides various protections for pregnant and nursing employees. Pursuant to the Act, employees have the right to be free from discrimination due to pregnancy or a condition related to pregnancy, including the right to reasonable...
- 2018 IRS Exemption Calculator We have been notified by the University System Office that the new tax tables have been implemented in HR Direct as required by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Withholdings based on the new tables appeared in the pay check of February 9, 2018. Although personal exemptions have been...
- GIC Approves Premiums for FY19 Notice from the Group Insurance Commission February 23, 2018: Group Insurance Commissioners voted yesterday to approve the premium rates for employees and retiree members for FY19. These rates take effect July 1, 2018. Below are the highlights from those votes: More than 84% of GIC enrollees will...
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