Your Essential EEA Documents

• EEA Board Meeting Minutes

July 12, 2024

• EEA By-Laws

• Unit A Contract 2021-2024 Searchable

• Support Contract 2021-2024 Searchable

Additional Documents and Links of Interest

• FMLA Employee Guide
  The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) entitles an eligible employee to take up to 12 workweeks of job-protected unpaid leave for the birth or placement of a son or daughter, to bond with a newborn or newly placed son or daughter, or to care for a son or daughter with a serious health condition.

• Guide to FMLA
  Please send a letter and/or email to the attention of the Superintendent requesting FMLA or other leaves designated in the contract.  You may have to fill out Form WH-380-E or WH-380-F and provide other documentation as requested.  Save a copy of all correspondence to and from the superintendent for your records.
  
  

• Family Medical Leave ACT (FMLA) Employee Rights
  
  

• Fact Sheet 77B Protection of the Individuals Under FMLA
  
  

• Family Medical Leave ACT (FMLA) Fact Sheet #28
  
  

• Form WH-380-E Employee Leave Request
  
  

• Form WH-380-F Family Leave Request
  
  

• CDC Website People with Medical Conditions 

Parental Leave

• Explanation of Parent Leave and Adoption Leave and Steps to take to request either Leave
  
  

• MTA Information on MA Parental Leave Act
  
  

• MA Chapter 54 An Act Establishing the Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
  
  

• Massachusetts Breastfeeding Laws
  
  

• FAQ Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
  
  

Retirement

• Tier 1 Retirement Percentage Chart from MA State  employed before April 2012
  
  

• Tier 2 Retirement Percentage Chart from MA State  employed after April 2012
  
  

• Health Insurance for Retirees
  
  

• MTA Retirement Planning Exclusive Service for Members. Meet with a consultant in the MTA Holyoke Office by scheduling an appointment. See link for more information.

Other Job Resources

Health Insurance Benefits

• Health Insurance Rates for Active Employees and Retirees

Educational Support Staff Rights

• MTA Winter Presentation on ESP Legal Rights Slide Show

Massachusetts Conflict of Interest Law

• MA Conflict of Interest Law for Educators

Personnel Department

• Employee Forward – Paycheck Stub History from Easthampton Government Site
  
  

• Educators Employment Assistance Program

Teacher Certification

• Information on Advancing, Extending, or Renewing a License
  
  

• Login to ELAR System to Advance, Extend, or Renew a License

Update Your MTA Demographic Information

• NEA 360 Portal