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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">HR & Payroll, <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Effective immediately please do not fax your status checks to the DAS CPERS team. If you want to utilize the fax option, please fax the status check form
<u>directly to PERS</u> at the number provided in the below email. When completing the status check form, please include the name of the person at your agency who should receive the status check response from PERS. These will begin coming via email to the designated
person. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">As we work to deploy distance work options, PERS and the DAS CPERS team will be working on responding to all status checks via email.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Shauna Tobiasson | Senior CPERS Analyst | DAS-EGS-CPERS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:Shauna.m.tobiasson@oregon.gov">Shauna.m.tobiasson@oregon.gov</a> | Ph: 971-719-3173<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D">Website:
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/Financial/payroll/Pages/index.aspx"><span style="color:#1F497D">http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/Financial/payroll/Pages/index.aspx</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#7030A0;background:white">“</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#7030A0">With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.” -Eleanor Roosevelt</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>From:</b> TOBIASSON Shauna M * DAS <Shauna.M.TOBIASSON@oregon.gov>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 18, 2020 2:49 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> das_centralized_pers_services_team@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<br>
<b>Subject:</b> New options for PERS Status Checks<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Payroll & HR Professionals,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">PERS has implemented additional options for obtaining a status checks to assist agencies as we know many people are working at alternative locations and may not have a fax available.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Here are the options and some information to keep in mind for all:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Email</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> status check requests to:
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:DAS.Status.Checks@pers.state.or.us">DAS.Status.Checks@pers.state.or.us</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">This option may only be used if you have the employee’s PERS ID number. For existing state employees this can be found in Workday under “Personal information>>>Additional Data”.
Please do not put any portion of Social Security Numbers in an email. If you only have an SSN, please use the phone or fax options below. Please note, PERS does not use OR#, so that is not an option in place of the SSN or PERS ID.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Fax </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">the attached status check form to: 503-603-7626
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Call</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> the PERS Employer Services Line 8:30 to 12:00 M-F at 1-888-320-7377. If you are requesting a status check for more than 4 individuals at one time,
PERS will likely take down the information and return your call at a later time.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">When utilizing the email option PERS will include your DAS CPERS Analyst on all responses so that we can work with you on resolving any possible issues.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact me, or your
<a href="mailto:Central%20PERS%20Services%20Team%20*%20DAS%20%3cCentral.PERSServicesTeam@oregon.gov%3e">
DAS CPERS Analyst</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Shauna Tobiasson | Senior CPERS Analyst | DAS-EGS-CPERS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="mailto:Shauna.m.tobiasson@oregon.gov">Shauna.m.tobiasson@oregon.gov</a> | Ph: 503-378-6372<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Website:
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/Financial/payroll/Pages/index.aspx"><span style="color:windowtext">http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/Financial/payroll/Pages/index.aspx</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;background:white">“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” ¯ <b>Ralph Waldo Emerson</b></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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