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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%">Dear PERS employers,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%">The April 2018 editions of the PERS member newsletter,
<i>Perspectives</i>, are now posted on the PERS website (in the <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/pers/Pages/News.aspx">
News</a> section under the applicable “Publications” links) and are also attached as PDFs.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%">We also provided a sample email below for your convenience that you can send to your employees to ensure your staff receives
<i>Perspectives</i>. If you and your staff haven’t <a href="https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORPERS/subscriber/new">
signed up</a> to receive notifications through GovDelivery, PERS’ mass communication tool, this is the only way that actively employed members may receive the newsletter. Thank you for sharing this information.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%">Sincerely,<br>
PERS ESC Team<br>
<a href="mailto:Employer.Support@pers.state.or.us">Employer.Support@pers.state.or.us</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><b>SUBJECT: </b>
April 2018 PERS Newsletter<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%">Dear staff,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%">The latest editions of the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) member newsletter,
<i>Perspectives</i>, are now available online. The newsletters contain helpful information and updates about your retirement plan.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><b>Tier One/Tier Two members</b> (hired before August 29, 2003) -
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/pers/MEM/Documents/Perspectives/Tier-One-Tier-Two-Perspectives-4-3-18.pdf">
http://www.oregon.gov/pers/MEM/Documents/Perspectives/Tier-One-Tier-Two-Perspectives-4-3-18.pdf</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><b>OPSRP members</b> (hired after August 28, 2003) -
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/pers/MEM/OPSRP/Documents/Perspectives/OPSRP-Perspectives-4-3-18.pdf">
http://www.oregon.gov/pers/MEM/OPSRP/Documents/Perspectives/OPSRP-Perspectives-4-3-18.pdf</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><b>Sign up for PERS emails:</b> PERS has a new
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/pers/Pages/GovDelivery.aspx">mass communications tool</a> that allows you to receive email or text message updates on PERS topics that may be of interest to you, such as when new issues of
<i>Perspectives</i> are available. <b>Sign up and choose your topics</b>: <a href="https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORPERS/subscriber/new">
https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORPERS/subscriber/new</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%">If you have any questions or feedback, you can
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/pers/Pages/Contact-Us.aspx">contact PERS</a> directly.<o:p></o:p></p>
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