Personnel Information

Required Postings as an Employer

• Massachusetts Wage & Hour Laws
• Massachusetts Fair Employment Law
• Massachusetts Parental Leave Law
• Massachusetts Earned Sick Time Law
• Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Act and its Supplement
• Federal Fair Labor Standards Act
• Federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act
• Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act
• Federal Employee Polygraph Protection Act
• Federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
• Massachusetts Paid Medical & Family leave — not applicable unless the church opts in
• Workers’ Compensation Insurance Posting

For New Hires

• Authorization to work — Form I-9
• IRS withholding — Form W-4 (Note that clergy may indicate that they are exempt from withholding.)
• Massachusetts withholding — Form M-4
• Notification of Massachusetts Paid Family Medical Leave
• First Church in Cambridge Direct Deposit Form
• First Church Medical 125 Form- For pre-tax medical expenses
• CORI SORI Acknowledgement Form
• If under age 18 — Massachusetts Teen Work Permit

Benefits are offered through the Pension Boards of the United Church of Christ.

For all employees

• Vision Plan — open enrollment Feb 15 – Mar 15 for annual plan beginning April 1.
• First Church Medical 125 Form- For pre-tax medical expenses
• Tax Sheltered Annuity (Pre-tax employee contribution)
• Notification of Massachusetts Paid Family & Medical Leave

For those working 20 or more hours per week

• Dental Plan 1500 — enrollment within the first 90 days of UCC employment
• Dental Plan 750 — open enrollment Oct 1 – 31 for annual plan beginning January 1.
• Retirement — Annuity Plan (Pre-tax employer contribution)
• Life Insurance & Disability Income Plan — enrollment within first 90 days of UCC employment

For links to United Church of Christ benefit information and enrollment forms, click here.

For those working 30 or more hours per week

• Health Insurance through our Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan
• Health Savings Account – for those with a high-deductible health plan

For independent contractors

• IRS Form W-9
• Notification of Massachusetts Paid Family & Medical Leave