More opportunities for reporting units to hire substitute teachers are provided through Public Act 149 of 2021.
Remember to report active substitute teaching wages and hours using employment class code 1870. If an employee performs multiple jobs for your reporting unit, make sure you are using the correct employment class code for the wages and hours earned for each job. Please see the Reporting Instruction Manual section 13.01: Detail 2 Employment Class Codes and Definitions for more information.
If you hire a MPSERS retiree as a substitute teacher, please use the Working after retirement – employer guide to determine how that person should be reported.
Join us for a one-hour webinar, Retirement Reporting Basics, to learn the fundamentals of successfully completing retirement payroll reports. It is aimed at recently hired ER 1-5 and Payment Processors, but might be helpful as a review for anyone who works on retirement reports.
Here’s what you can learn:
- How to use the pay cycle calendar to keep on-track in your pay cycle reporting.
- Find the best way to load a report for your reporting unit.
- Know the differences between types of detail records.
The webinar is offered four times for your convenience. Sign up for the time that best fits your schedule.
Thursday, Jan. 27
Thursday, Feb. 3
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Are you new to public school reporting? We have educational resources to help you. To access essential employer reporting material and detailed information, new payroll staff will want to bookmark the Employer Information website (Michigan.gov/PSRU) for valuable information and resources.
From the Employer Information site, click Reporting Resources on the left navigation, then click Education & Training. Here you can find helpful learning tools and information, such as webinars, tutorials, and job aids. The Introduction to ORS Reporting is a condensed summary of the Reporting Instruction Manual (RIM) in PDF format intended for new payroll staff. You will find an overview of the benefit plans and the who, what, when, and how of ORS reporting.
Our tutorials are online e-learning modules on topics like reporting retiree wages, reporting new employees, and completing Final Payroll Details.
Under Reporting Resources, you can also find the Reporting Instruction Manual (RIM). The RIM provides information and instructions to help you comply with reporting and payment requirements of the state retirement law. The information in the manual is adapted from state statutes, board decisions, and retirement system policy. If there are discrepancies between the RIM and the law, the provisions of the law govern.
Beginning in February, each eligible reporting unit will receive a credit for the DC employer contributions it paid for employees who did not vest in the past year. This will be an annual credit distributed around February each year.
The contributions will appear as a credit on your pay cycle statements in early- to mid-February and are to be used only for employer contributions. Web Administrators will receive more information as soon as it becomes available.
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This year’s Small Steps campaign takes effect on the first available pay period in March 2022. In the December issue, the effective date was incorrectly reported. We posted a corrected version of the December issue on the Employer Information page. We apologize for the error.
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There is a new web link to the File Transfer Service (FTS). The old web link will no longer work as of Feb. 2, 2022. If you have the old link saved, please replace it with the new link.
You can access the FTS by clicking here or with the link in RIM section 14.00 File Transfer Service Guide. There is also a link on the Employer Reporting website, located on the left navigation bar below Reporting Resources.
Although the link changed, your reporting unit’s username and password will not require a change. (Reminder: the username and password are the same for everyone at your reporting unit.) If you have issues logging in or have questions, contact us at ORS_Web_Reporting@michigan.gov.
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